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