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