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