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