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