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