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