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