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