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