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