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