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