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