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