German reference
sich freuen
to look forward to / be pleased about
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 am pleased |
| du | you are pleased |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it is pleased |
| wir | we are pleased |
| ihr | you (plural) are pleased |
| sie/Sie | they are pleased; you (formal) are pleased |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I was pleased |
| du | you were pleased |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it was pleased |
| wir | we were pleased |
| ihr | you (plural) were pleased |
| sie/Sie | they were pleased; you (formal) were pleased |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I was pleased; I have been pleased |
| du | you were pleased; you have been pleased |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it was pleased; he/she/it has been pleased |
| wir | we were pleased; we have been pleased |
| ihr | you (plural) were pleased; you (plural) have been pleased |
| sie/Sie | they were pleased; they have been pleased; you (formal) were pleased; you (formal) have been pleased |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had been pleased |
| du | you had been pleased |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had been pleased |
| wir | we had been pleased |
| ihr | you (plural) had been pleased |
| sie/Sie | they had been pleased; you (formal) had been pleased |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will be pleased |
| du | you will be pleased |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will be pleased |
| wir | we will be pleased |
| ihr | you (plural) will be pleased |
| sie/Sie | they will be pleased; you (formal) will be pleased |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have been pleased |
| du | you will have been pleased |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have been pleased |
| wir | we will have been pleased |
| ihr | you (plural) will have been pleased |
| sie/Sie | they will have been pleased; you (formal) will have been pleased |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I am pleased |
| du | (that) you are pleased |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it is pleased |
| wir | (that) we are pleased |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) are pleased |
| sie/Sie | (that) they are pleased; (that) you (formal) are pleased |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would be pleased |
| du | you would be pleased |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would be pleased |
| wir | we would be pleased |
| ihr | you (plural) would be pleased |
| sie/Sie | they would be pleased; you (formal) would be pleased |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have been pleased |
| du | you would have been pleased |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have been pleased |
| wir | we would have been pleased |
| ihr | you (plural) would have been pleased |
| sie/Sie | they would have been pleased; you (formal) would have been pleased |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would be pleased |
| du | you would be pleased |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would be pleased |
| wir | we would be pleased |
| ihr | you (plural) would be pleased |
| sie/Sie | they would be pleased; you (formal) would be pleased |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have been pleased |
| du | (reportedly) you have been pleased |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has been pleased |
| wir | (reportedly) we have been pleased |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have been pleased |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have been pleased; (reportedly) you (formal) have been pleased |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will be pleased |
| du | (reportedly) you will be pleased |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will be pleased |
| wir | (reportedly) we will be pleased |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will be pleased |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will be pleased; (reportedly) you (formal) will be pleased |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | be pleased! |
| ihr | be pleased! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | be pleased! (formal) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with zu
- Present participle
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all German entries.