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