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