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