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