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