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