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