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