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