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