German reference
bezahlen
to pay
Regular · 13 form tables
Includes indicative, subjunctive I and II, and imperative forms. Separable verbs retain their word order in each form.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I pay |
| du | you pay |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it pays |
| wir | we pay |
| ihr | you (plural) pay |
| sie/Sie | they pay; you (formal) pay |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I paid |
| du | you paid |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it paid |
| wir | we paid |
| ihr | you (plural) paid |
| sie/Sie | they paid; you (formal) paid |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I paid; I have paid |
| du | you paid; you have paid |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it paid; he/she/it has paid |
| wir | we paid; we have paid |
| ihr | you (plural) paid; you (plural) have paid |
| sie/Sie | they paid; they have paid; you (formal) paid; you (formal) have paid |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had paid |
| du | you had paid |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had paid |
| wir | we had paid |
| ihr | you (plural) had paid |
| sie/Sie | they had paid; you (formal) had paid |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will pay |
| du | you will pay |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will pay |
| wir | we will pay |
| ihr | you (plural) will pay |
| sie/Sie | they will pay; you (formal) will pay |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have paid |
| du | you will have paid |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have paid |
| wir | we will have paid |
| ihr | you (plural) will have paid |
| sie/Sie | they will have paid; you (formal) will have paid |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I pay |
| du | (that) you pay |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it pays |
| wir | (that) we pay |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) pay |
| sie/Sie | (that) they pay; (that) you (formal) pay |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would pay |
| du | you would pay |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would pay |
| wir | we would pay |
| ihr | you (plural) would pay |
| sie/Sie | they would pay; you (formal) would pay |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have paid |
| du | you would have paid |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have paid |
| wir | we would have paid |
| ihr | you (plural) would have paid |
| sie/Sie | they would have paid; you (formal) would have paid |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would pay |
| du | you would pay |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would pay |
| wir | we would pay |
| ihr | you (plural) would pay |
| sie/Sie | they would pay; you (formal) would pay |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have paid |
| du | (reportedly) you have paid |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has paid |
| wir | (reportedly) we have paid |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have paid |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have paid; (reportedly) you (formal) have paid |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will pay |
| du | (reportedly) you will pay |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will pay |
| wir | (reportedly) we will pay |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will pay |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will pay; (reportedly) you (formal) will pay |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | pay! |
| ihr | pay! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | pay! (formal) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with zu
- Present participle
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
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