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