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