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