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