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