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