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