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