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