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