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