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