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