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