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