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