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