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