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