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