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