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