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