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