German reference

sollen

should, to be supposed to

Irregular · 12 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

sollen: Present
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
ich	I am supposed to
du	you are supposed to
er/sie/es	he/she/it is supposed to
wir	we are supposed to
ihr	you (plural) are supposed to
sie/Sie	they are supposed to; you (formal) are supposed to

sollen: Simple past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
ich	I was supposed to
du	you were supposed to
er/sie/es	he/she/it was supposed to
wir	we were supposed to
ihr	you (plural) were supposed to
sie/Sie	they were supposed to; you (formal) were supposed to

sollen: Compound past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
ich	I was supposed to; I have been supposed to
du	you were supposed to; you have been supposed to
er/sie/es	he/she/it was supposed to; he/she/it has been supposed to
wir	we were supposed to; we have been supposed to
ihr	you (plural) were supposed to; you (plural) have been supposed to
sie/Sie	they were supposed to; they have been supposed to; you (formal) were supposed to; you (formal) have been supposed to

sollen: Past perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
ich	I had been supposed to
du	you had been supposed to
er/sie/es	he/she/it had been supposed to
wir	we had been supposed to
ihr	you (plural) had been supposed to
sie/Sie	they had been supposed to; you (formal) had been supposed to

sollen: Future
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
ich	I will be supposed to
du	you will be supposed to
er/sie/es	he/she/it will be supposed to
wir	we will be supposed to
ihr	you (plural) will be supposed to
sie/Sie	they will be supposed to; you (formal) will be supposed to

sollen: Future perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
ich	I will have been supposed to
du	you will have been supposed to
er/sie/es	he/she/it will have been supposed to
wir	we will have been supposed to
ihr	you (plural) will have been supposed to
sie/Sie	they will have been supposed to; you (formal) will have been supposed to

sollen: Subjunctive I
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
ich	(that) I am supposed to
du	(that) you are supposed to
er/sie/es	(that) he/she/it is supposed to
wir	(that) we are supposed to
ihr	(that) you (plural) are supposed to
sie/Sie	(that) they are supposed to; (that) you (formal) are supposed to

sollen: Subjunctive II
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
ich	I would be supposed to
du	you would be supposed to
er/sie/es	he/she/it would be supposed to
wir	we would be supposed to
ihr	you (plural) would be supposed to
sie/Sie	they would be supposed to; you (formal) would be supposed to

sollen: Past subjunctive II
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
ich	I would have been supposed to
du	you would have been supposed to
er/sie/es	he/she/it would have been supposed to
wir	we would have been supposed to
ihr	you (plural) would have been supposed to
sie/Sie	they would have been supposed to; you (formal) would have been supposed to

sollen: Would form
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
ich	I would be supposed to
du	you would be supposed to
er/sie/es	he/she/it would be supposed to
wir	we would be supposed to
ihr	you (plural) would be supposed to
sie/Sie	they would be supposed to; you (formal) would be supposed to

sollen: Past subjunctive I
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
ich	(reportedly) I have been supposed to
du	(reportedly) you have been supposed to
er/sie/es	(reportedly) he/she/it has been supposed to
wir	(reportedly) we have been supposed to
ihr	(reportedly) you (plural) have been supposed to
sie/Sie	(reportedly) they have been supposed to; (reportedly) you (formal) have been supposed to

sollen: Future subjunctive I
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
ich	(reportedly) I will be supposed to
du	(reportedly) you will be supposed to
er/sie/es	(reportedly) he/she/it will be supposed to
wir	(reportedly) we will be supposed to
ihr	(reportedly) you (plural) will be supposed to
sie/Sie	(reportedly) they will be supposed to; (reportedly) you (formal) will be supposed to

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