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