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to follow
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 follow |
| du | you follow |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it follows |
| wir | we follow |
| ihr | you (plural) follow |
| sie/Sie | they follow; you (formal) follow |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I followed |
| du | you followed |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it followed |
| wir | we followed |
| ihr | you (plural) followed |
| sie/Sie | they followed; you (formal) followed |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I followed; I have followed |
| du | you followed; you have followed |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it followed; he/she/it has followed |
| wir | we followed; we have followed |
| ihr | you (plural) followed; you (plural) have followed |
| sie/Sie | they followed; they have followed; you (formal) followed; you (formal) have followed |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had followed |
| du | you had followed |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had followed |
| wir | we had followed |
| ihr | you (plural) had followed |
| sie/Sie | they had followed; you (formal) had followed |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will follow |
| du | you will follow |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will follow |
| wir | we will follow |
| ihr | you (plural) will follow |
| sie/Sie | they will follow; you (formal) will follow |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have followed |
| du | you will have followed |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have followed |
| wir | we will have followed |
| ihr | you (plural) will have followed |
| sie/Sie | they will have followed; you (formal) will have followed |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I follow |
| du | (that) you follow |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it follows |
| wir | (that) we follow |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) follow |
| sie/Sie | (that) they follow; (that) you (formal) follow |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would follow |
| du | you would follow |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would follow |
| wir | we would follow |
| ihr | you (plural) would follow |
| sie/Sie | they would follow; you (formal) would follow |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have followed |
| du | you would have followed |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have followed |
| wir | we would have followed |
| ihr | you (plural) would have followed |
| sie/Sie | they would have followed; you (formal) would have followed |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would follow |
| du | you would follow |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would follow |
| wir | we would follow |
| ihr | you (plural) would follow |
| sie/Sie | they would follow; you (formal) would follow |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have followed |
| du | (reportedly) you have followed |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has followed |
| wir | (reportedly) we have followed |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have followed |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have followed; (reportedly) you (formal) have followed |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will follow |
| du | (reportedly) you will follow |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will follow |
| wir | (reportedly) we will follow |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will follow |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will follow; (reportedly) you (formal) will follow |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | follow! |
| ihr | follow! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | follow! (formal) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with zu
- Present participle
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all German entries.