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