German reference
forschen
to research
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 research |
| du | you research |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it researches |
| wir | we research |
| ihr | you (plural) research |
| sie/Sie | they research; you (formal) research |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I researched |
| du | you researched |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it researched |
| wir | we researched |
| ihr | you (plural) researched |
| sie/Sie | they researched; you (formal) researched |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I researched; I have researched |
| du | you researched; you have researched |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it researched; he/she/it has researched |
| wir | we researched; we have researched |
| ihr | you (plural) researched; you (plural) have researched |
| sie/Sie | they researched; they have researched; you (formal) researched; you (formal) have researched |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had researched |
| du | you had researched |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had researched |
| wir | we had researched |
| ihr | you (plural) had researched |
| sie/Sie | they had researched; you (formal) had researched |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will research |
| du | you will research |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will research |
| wir | we will research |
| ihr | you (plural) will research |
| sie/Sie | they will research; you (formal) will research |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have researched |
| du | you will have researched |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have researched |
| wir | we will have researched |
| ihr | you (plural) will have researched |
| sie/Sie | they will have researched; you (formal) will have researched |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I research |
| du | (that) you research |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it researches |
| wir | (that) we research |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) research |
| sie/Sie | (that) they research; (that) you (formal) research |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would research |
| du | you would research |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would research |
| wir | we would research |
| ihr | you (plural) would research |
| sie/Sie | they would research; you (formal) would research |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have researched |
| du | you would have researched |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have researched |
| wir | we would have researched |
| ihr | you (plural) would have researched |
| sie/Sie | they would have researched; you (formal) would have researched |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would research |
| du | you would research |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would research |
| wir | we would research |
| ihr | you (plural) would research |
| sie/Sie | they would research; you (formal) would research |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have researched |
| du | (reportedly) you have researched |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has researched |
| wir | (reportedly) we have researched |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have researched |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have researched; (reportedly) you (formal) have researched |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will research |
| du | (reportedly) you will research |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will research |
| wir | (reportedly) we will research |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will research |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will research; (reportedly) you (formal) will research |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | research! |
| ihr | research! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | research! (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.