German reference
sich vorstellen
to introduce oneself
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 introduce myself |
| du | you introduce yourself |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it introduces himself/herself/itself |
| wir | we introduce ourselves |
| ihr | you (plural) introduce yourselves |
| sie/Sie | they introduce themselves; you (formal) introduce yourself |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I introduced myself |
| du | you introduced yourself |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it introduced himself/herself/itself |
| wir | we introduced ourselves |
| ihr | you (plural) introduced yourselves |
| sie/Sie | they introduced themselves; you (formal) introduced yourself |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I introduced myself; I have introduced myself |
| du | you introduced yourself; you have introduced yourself |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it introduced himself/herself/itself; he/she/it has introduced himself/herself/itself |
| wir | we introduced ourselves; we have introduced ourselves |
| ihr | you (plural) introduced yourselves; you (plural) have introduced yourselves |
| sie/Sie | they introduced themselves; they have introduced themselves; you (formal) introduced yourself; you (formal) have introduced yourself |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had introduced myself |
| du | you had introduced yourself |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had introduced himself/herself/itself |
| wir | we had introduced ourselves |
| ihr | you (plural) had introduced yourselves |
| sie/Sie | they had introduced themselves; you (formal) had introduced yourself |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will introduce myself |
| du | you will introduce yourself |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will introduce himself/herself/itself |
| wir | we will introduce ourselves |
| ihr | you (plural) will introduce yourselves |
| sie/Sie | they will introduce themselves; you (formal) will introduce yourself |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have introduced myself |
| du | you will have introduced yourself |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have introduced himself/herself/itself |
| wir | we will have introduced ourselves |
| ihr | you (plural) will have introduced yourselves |
| sie/Sie | they will have introduced themselves; you (formal) will have introduced yourself |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I introduce myself |
| du | (that) you introduce yourself |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it introduces himself/herself/itself |
| wir | (that) we introduce ourselves |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) introduce yourselves |
| sie/Sie | (that) they introduce themselves; (that) you (formal) introduce yourself |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would introduce myself |
| du | you would introduce yourself |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would introduce himself/herself/itself |
| wir | we would introduce ourselves |
| ihr | you (plural) would introduce yourselves |
| sie/Sie | they would introduce themselves; you (formal) would introduce yourself |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have introduced myself |
| du | you would have introduced yourself |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have introduced himself/herself/itself |
| wir | we would have introduced ourselves |
| ihr | you (plural) would have introduced yourselves |
| sie/Sie | they would have introduced themselves; you (formal) would have introduced yourself |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would introduce myself |
| du | you would introduce yourself |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would introduce himself/herself/itself |
| wir | we would introduce ourselves |
| ihr | you (plural) would introduce yourselves |
| sie/Sie | they would introduce themselves; you (formal) would introduce yourself |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have introduced myself |
| du | (reportedly) you have introduced yourself |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has introduced himself/herself/itself |
| wir | (reportedly) we have introduced ourselves |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have introduced yourselves |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have introduced themselves; (reportedly) you (formal) have introduced yourself |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will introduce myself |
| du | (reportedly) you will introduce yourself |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will introduce himself/herself/itself |
| wir | (reportedly) we will introduce ourselves |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will introduce yourselves |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will introduce themselves; (reportedly) you (formal) will introduce yourself |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | introduce yourself! |
| ihr | introduce yourselves! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | introduce yourself! (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.