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