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