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