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