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