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