German reference
glauben
to believe
Regular · 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 believe |
| du | you believe |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it believes |
| wir | we believe |
| ihr | you (plural) believe |
| sie/Sie | they believe; you (formal) believe |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I believed |
| du | you believed |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it believed |
| wir | we believed |
| ihr | you (plural) believed |
| sie/Sie | they believed; you (formal) believed |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I believed; I have believed |
| du | you believed; you have believed |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it believed; he/she/it has believed |
| wir | we believed; we have believed |
| ihr | you (plural) believed; you (plural) have believed |
| sie/Sie | they believed; they have believed; you (formal) believed; you (formal) have believed |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had believed |
| du | you had believed |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had believed |
| wir | we had believed |
| ihr | you (plural) had believed |
| sie/Sie | they had believed; you (formal) had believed |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will believe |
| du | you will believe |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will believe |
| wir | we will believe |
| ihr | you (plural) will believe |
| sie/Sie | they will believe; you (formal) will believe |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have believed |
| du | you will have believed |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have believed |
| wir | we will have believed |
| ihr | you (plural) will have believed |
| sie/Sie | they will have believed; you (formal) will have believed |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I believe |
| du | (that) you believe |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it believes |
| wir | (that) we believe |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) believe |
| sie/Sie | (that) they believe; (that) you (formal) believe |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would believe |
| du | you would believe |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would believe |
| wir | we would believe |
| ihr | you (plural) would believe |
| sie/Sie | they would believe; you (formal) would believe |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have believed |
| du | you would have believed |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have believed |
| wir | we would have believed |
| ihr | you (plural) would have believed |
| sie/Sie | they would have believed; you (formal) would have believed |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would believe |
| du | you would believe |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would believe |
| wir | we would believe |
| ihr | you (plural) would believe |
| sie/Sie | they would believe; you (formal) would believe |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have believed |
| du | (reportedly) you have believed |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has believed |
| wir | (reportedly) we have believed |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have believed |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have believed; (reportedly) you (formal) have believed |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will believe |
| du | (reportedly) you will believe |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will believe |
| wir | (reportedly) we will believe |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will believe |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will believe; (reportedly) you (formal) will believe |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | believe! |
| ihr | believe! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | believe! (formal) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with zu
- Present participle
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all German entries.