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