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to try
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 try |
| du | you try |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it tries |
| wir | we try |
| ihr | you (plural) try |
| sie/Sie | they try; you (formal) try |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I tried |
| du | you tried |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it tried |
| wir | we tried |
| ihr | you (plural) tried |
| sie/Sie | they tried; you (formal) tried |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I tried; I have tried |
| du | you tried; you have tried |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it tried; he/she/it has tried |
| wir | we tried; we have tried |
| ihr | you (plural) tried; you (plural) have tried |
| sie/Sie | they tried; they have tried; you (formal) tried; you (formal) have tried |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had tried |
| du | you had tried |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had tried |
| wir | we had tried |
| ihr | you (plural) had tried |
| sie/Sie | they had tried; you (formal) had tried |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will try |
| du | you will try |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will try |
| wir | we will try |
| ihr | you (plural) will try |
| sie/Sie | they will try; you (formal) will try |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have tried |
| du | you will have tried |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have tried |
| wir | we will have tried |
| ihr | you (plural) will have tried |
| sie/Sie | they will have tried; you (formal) will have tried |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I try |
| du | (that) you try |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it tries |
| wir | (that) we try |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) try |
| sie/Sie | (that) they try; (that) you (formal) try |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would try |
| du | you would try |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would try |
| wir | we would try |
| ihr | you (plural) would try |
| sie/Sie | they would try; you (formal) would try |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have tried |
| du | you would have tried |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have tried |
| wir | we would have tried |
| ihr | you (plural) would have tried |
| sie/Sie | they would have tried; you (formal) would have tried |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would try |
| du | you would try |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would try |
| wir | we would try |
| ihr | you (plural) would try |
| sie/Sie | they would try; you (formal) would try |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have tried |
| du | (reportedly) you have tried |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has tried |
| wir | (reportedly) we have tried |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have tried |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have tried; (reportedly) you (formal) have tried |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will try |
| du | (reportedly) you will try |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will try |
| wir | (reportedly) we will try |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will try |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will try; (reportedly) you (formal) will try |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | try! |
| ihr | try! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | try! (formal) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with zu
- Present participle
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all German entries.