German reference

passieren

to happen

Regular · 12 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

passieren: Present
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
er/sie/es	it happens
sie/Sie	they happen

passieren: Simple past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
er/sie/es	it happened
sie/Sie	they happened

passieren: Compound past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
er/sie/es	it happened; it has happened
sie/Sie	they happened; they have happened

passieren: Past perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
er/sie/es	it had happened
sie/Sie	they had happened

passieren: Future
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
er/sie/es	it will happen
sie/Sie	they will happen

passieren: Future perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
er/sie/es	it will have happened
sie/Sie	they will have happened

passieren: Subjunctive I
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
er/sie/es	(that) it happens
sie/Sie	(that) they happen

passieren: Subjunctive II
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
er/sie/es	it would happen
sie/Sie	they would happen

passieren: Past subjunctive II
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
er/sie/es	it would have happened
sie/Sie	they would have happened

passieren: Would form
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
er/sie/es	it would happen
sie/Sie	they would happen

passieren: Past subjunctive I
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
er/sie/es	(reportedly) it has happened
sie/Sie	(reportedly) they have happened

passieren: Future subjunctive I
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
er/sie/es	(reportedly) it will happen
sie/Sie	(reportedly) they will happen

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