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