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