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