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