German reference
bitten
to ask
Irregular · 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 ask |
| du | you ask |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it asks |
| wir | we ask |
| ihr | you (plural) ask |
| sie/Sie | they ask; you (formal) ask |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I asked |
| du | you asked |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it asked |
| wir | we asked |
| ihr | you (plural) asked |
| sie/Sie | they asked; you (formal) asked |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I asked; I have asked |
| du | you asked; you have asked |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it asked; he/she/it has asked |
| wir | we asked; we have asked |
| ihr | you (plural) asked; you (plural) have asked |
| sie/Sie | they asked; they have asked; you (formal) asked; you (formal) have asked |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had asked |
| du | you had asked |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had asked |
| wir | we had asked |
| ihr | you (plural) had asked |
| sie/Sie | they had asked; you (formal) had asked |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will ask |
| du | you will ask |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will ask |
| wir | we will ask |
| ihr | you (plural) will ask |
| sie/Sie | they will ask; you (formal) will ask |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have asked |
| du | you will have asked |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have asked |
| wir | we will have asked |
| ihr | you (plural) will have asked |
| sie/Sie | they will have asked; you (formal) will have asked |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I ask |
| du | (that) you ask |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it asks |
| wir | (that) we ask |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) ask |
| sie/Sie | (that) they ask; (that) you (formal) ask |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would ask |
| du | you would ask |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would ask |
| wir | we would ask |
| ihr | you (plural) would ask |
| sie/Sie | they would ask; you (formal) would ask |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have asked |
| du | you would have asked |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have asked |
| wir | we would have asked |
| ihr | you (plural) would have asked |
| sie/Sie | they would have asked; you (formal) would have asked |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would ask |
| du | you would ask |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would ask |
| wir | we would ask |
| ihr | you (plural) would ask |
| sie/Sie | they would ask; you (formal) would ask |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have asked |
| du | (reportedly) you have asked |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has asked |
| wir | (reportedly) we have asked |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have asked |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have asked; (reportedly) you (formal) have asked |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will ask |
| du | (reportedly) you will ask |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will ask |
| wir | (reportedly) we will ask |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will ask |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will ask; (reportedly) you (formal) will ask |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | ask! |
| ihr | ask! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | ask! (formal) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with zu
- Present participle
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
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