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