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