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