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