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