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