German reference
fressen
to eat (of animals); to devour
Stem change · 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 eat |
| du | you eat |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it eats |
| wir | we eat |
| ihr | you (plural) eat |
| sie/Sie | they eat; you (formal) eat |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I ate |
| du | you ate |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it ate |
| wir | we ate |
| ihr | you (plural) ate |
| sie/Sie | they ate; you (formal) ate |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I ate; I have eaten |
| du | you ate; you have eaten |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it ate; he/she/it has eaten |
| wir | we ate; we have eaten |
| ihr | you (plural) ate; you (plural) have eaten |
| sie/Sie | they ate; they have eaten; you (formal) ate; you (formal) have eaten |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had eaten |
| du | you had eaten |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had eaten |
| wir | we had eaten |
| ihr | you (plural) had eaten |
| sie/Sie | they had eaten; you (formal) had eaten |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will eat |
| du | you will eat |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will eat |
| wir | we will eat |
| ihr | you (plural) will eat |
| sie/Sie | they will eat; you (formal) will eat |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have eaten |
| du | you will have eaten |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have eaten |
| wir | we will have eaten |
| ihr | you (plural) will have eaten |
| sie/Sie | they will have eaten; you (formal) will have eaten |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I eat |
| du | (that) you eat |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it eats |
| wir | (that) we eat |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) eat |
| sie/Sie | (that) they eat; (that) you (formal) eat |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would eat |
| du | you would eat |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would eat |
| wir | we would eat |
| ihr | you (plural) would eat |
| sie/Sie | they would eat; you (formal) would eat |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have eaten |
| du | you would have eaten |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have eaten |
| wir | we would have eaten |
| ihr | you (plural) would have eaten |
| sie/Sie | they would have eaten; you (formal) would have eaten |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would eat |
| du | you would eat |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would eat |
| wir | we would eat |
| ihr | you (plural) would eat |
| sie/Sie | they would eat; you (formal) would eat |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have eaten |
| du | (reportedly) you have eaten |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has eaten |
| wir | (reportedly) we have eaten |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have eaten |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have eaten; (reportedly) you (formal) have eaten |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will eat |
| du | (reportedly) you will eat |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will eat |
| wir | (reportedly) we will eat |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will eat |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will eat; (reportedly) you (formal) will eat |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | eat! |
| ihr | eat! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | eat! (formal) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with zu
- Present participle
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
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