German reference
einschalten
to switch on
Regular · 13 form tables
Includes indicative, subjunctive I and II, and imperative forms. Separable verbs retain their word order in each form.
Audio requires a compatible voice in your browser.
Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I switch on |
| du | you switch on |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it switches on |
| wir | we switch on |
| ihr | you (plural) switch on |
| sie/Sie | they switch on; you (formal) switch on |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I switched on |
| du | you switched on |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it switched on |
| wir | we switched on |
| ihr | you (plural) switched on |
| sie/Sie | they switched on; you (formal) switched on |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I switched on; I have switched on |
| du | you switched on; you have switched on |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it switched on; he/she/it has switched on |
| wir | we switched on; we have switched on |
| ihr | you (plural) switched on; you (plural) have switched on |
| sie/Sie | they switched on; they have switched on; you (formal) switched on; you (formal) have switched on |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had switched on |
| du | you had switched on |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had switched on |
| wir | we had switched on |
| ihr | you (plural) had switched on |
| sie/Sie | they had switched on; you (formal) had switched on |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will switch on |
| du | you will switch on |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will switch on |
| wir | we will switch on |
| ihr | you (plural) will switch on |
| sie/Sie | they will switch on; you (formal) will switch on |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have switched on |
| du | you will have switched on |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have switched on |
| wir | we will have switched on |
| ihr | you (plural) will have switched on |
| sie/Sie | they will have switched on; you (formal) will have switched on |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I switch on |
| du | (that) you switch on |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it switches on |
| wir | (that) we switch on |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) switch on |
| sie/Sie | (that) they switch on; (that) you (formal) switch on |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would switch on |
| du | you would switch on |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would switch on |
| wir | we would switch on |
| ihr | you (plural) would switch on |
| sie/Sie | they would switch on; you (formal) would switch on |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have switched on |
| du | you would have switched on |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have switched on |
| wir | we would have switched on |
| ihr | you (plural) would have switched on |
| sie/Sie | they would have switched on; you (formal) would have switched on |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would switch on |
| du | you would switch on |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would switch on |
| wir | we would switch on |
| ihr | you (plural) would switch on |
| sie/Sie | they would switch on; you (formal) would switch on |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have switched on |
| du | (reportedly) you have switched on |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has switched on |
| wir | (reportedly) we have switched on |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have switched on |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have switched on; (reportedly) you (formal) have switched on |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will switch on |
| du | (reportedly) you will switch on |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will switch on |
| wir | (reportedly) we will switch on |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will switch on |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will switch on; (reportedly) you (formal) will switch on |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | switch on! |
| ihr | switch on! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | switch on! (formal) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with zu
- Present participle
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all German entries.