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