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