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