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