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