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