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