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