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