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