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