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