German reference
halten
to hold, to keep
Stem change · 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 hold |
| du | you hold |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it holds |
| wir | we hold |
| ihr | you (plural) hold |
| sie/Sie | they hold; you (formal) hold |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I held |
| du | you held |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it held |
| wir | we held |
| ihr | you (plural) held |
| sie/Sie | they held; you (formal) held |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I held; I have held |
| du | you held; you have held |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it held; he/she/it has held |
| wir | we held; we have held |
| ihr | you (plural) held; you (plural) have held |
| sie/Sie | they held; they have held; you (formal) held; you (formal) have held |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had held |
| du | you had held |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had held |
| wir | we had held |
| ihr | you (plural) had held |
| sie/Sie | they had held; you (formal) had held |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will hold |
| du | you will hold |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will hold |
| wir | we will hold |
| ihr | you (plural) will hold |
| sie/Sie | they will hold; you (formal) will hold |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have held |
| du | you will have held |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have held |
| wir | we will have held |
| ihr | you (plural) will have held |
| sie/Sie | they will have held; you (formal) will have held |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I hold |
| du | (that) you hold |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it holds |
| wir | (that) we hold |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) hold |
| sie/Sie | (that) they hold; (that) you (formal) hold |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would hold |
| du | you would hold |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would hold |
| wir | we would hold |
| ihr | you (plural) would hold |
| sie/Sie | they would hold; you (formal) would hold |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have held |
| du | you would have held |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have held |
| wir | we would have held |
| ihr | you (plural) would have held |
| sie/Sie | they would have held; you (formal) would have held |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would hold |
| du | you would hold |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would hold |
| wir | we would hold |
| ihr | you (plural) would hold |
| sie/Sie | they would hold; you (formal) would hold |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have held |
| du | (reportedly) you have held |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has held |
| wir | (reportedly) we have held |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have held |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have held; (reportedly) you (formal) have held |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will hold |
| du | (reportedly) you will hold |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will hold |
| wir | (reportedly) we will hold |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will hold |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will hold; (reportedly) you (formal) will hold |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | hold! |
| ihr | hold! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | hold! (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.