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