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