German reference
teilnehmen
to take part, participate
Stem change · 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 take part |
| du | you take part |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it takes part |
| wir | we take part |
| ihr | you (plural) take part |
| sie/Sie | they take part; you (formal) take part |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I took part |
| du | you took part |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it took part |
| wir | we took part |
| ihr | you (plural) took part |
| sie/Sie | they took part; you (formal) took part |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I took part; I have taken part |
| du | you took part; you have taken part |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it took part; he/she/it has taken part |
| wir | we took part; we have taken part |
| ihr | you (plural) took part; you (plural) have taken part |
| sie/Sie | they took part; they have taken part; you (formal) took part; you (formal) have taken part |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had taken part |
| du | you had taken part |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had taken part |
| wir | we had taken part |
| ihr | you (plural) had taken part |
| sie/Sie | they had taken part; you (formal) had taken part |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will take part |
| du | you will take part |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will take part |
| wir | we will take part |
| ihr | you (plural) will take part |
| sie/Sie | they will take part; you (formal) will take part |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have taken part |
| du | you will have taken part |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have taken part |
| wir | we will have taken part |
| ihr | you (plural) will have taken part |
| sie/Sie | they will have taken part; you (formal) will have taken part |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I take part |
| du | (that) you take part |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it takes part |
| wir | (that) we take part |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) take part |
| sie/Sie | (that) they take part; (that) you (formal) take part |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would take part |
| du | you would take part |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would take part |
| wir | we would take part |
| ihr | you (plural) would take part |
| sie/Sie | they would take part; you (formal) would take part |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have taken part |
| du | you would have taken part |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have taken part |
| wir | we would have taken part |
| ihr | you (plural) would have taken part |
| sie/Sie | they would have taken part; you (formal) would have taken part |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would take part |
| du | you would take part |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would take part |
| wir | we would take part |
| ihr | you (plural) would take part |
| sie/Sie | they would take part; you (formal) would take part |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have taken part |
| du | (reportedly) you have taken part |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has taken part |
| wir | (reportedly) we have taken part |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have taken part |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have taken part; (reportedly) you (formal) have taken part |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will take part |
| du | (reportedly) you will take part |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will take part |
| wir | (reportedly) we will take part |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will take part |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will take part; (reportedly) you (formal) will take part |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | take part! |
| ihr | take part! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | take part! (formal) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with zu
- Present participle
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all German entries.