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