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