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