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