German reference
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to forgive
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 forgive |
| du | you forgive |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it forgives |
| wir | we forgive |
| ihr | you (plural) forgive |
| sie/Sie | they forgive; you (formal) forgive |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I forgave |
| du | you forgave |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it forgave |
| wir | we forgave |
| ihr | you (plural) forgave |
| sie/Sie | they forgave; you (formal) forgave |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I forgave; I have forgiven |
| du | you forgave; you have forgiven |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it forgave; he/she/it has forgiven |
| wir | we forgave; we have forgiven |
| ihr | you (plural) forgave; you (plural) have forgiven |
| sie/Sie | they forgave; they have forgiven; you (formal) forgave; you (formal) have forgiven |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had forgiven |
| du | you had forgiven |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had forgiven |
| wir | we had forgiven |
| ihr | you (plural) had forgiven |
| sie/Sie | they had forgiven; you (formal) had forgiven |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will forgive |
| du | you will forgive |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will forgive |
| wir | we will forgive |
| ihr | you (plural) will forgive |
| sie/Sie | they will forgive; you (formal) will forgive |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have forgiven |
| du | you will have forgiven |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have forgiven |
| wir | we will have forgiven |
| ihr | you (plural) will have forgiven |
| sie/Sie | they will have forgiven; you (formal) will have forgiven |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I forgive |
| du | (that) you forgive |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it forgives |
| wir | (that) we forgive |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) forgive |
| sie/Sie | (that) they forgive; (that) you (formal) forgive |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would forgive |
| du | you would forgive |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would forgive |
| wir | we would forgive |
| ihr | you (plural) would forgive |
| sie/Sie | they would forgive; you (formal) would forgive |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have forgiven |
| du | you would have forgiven |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have forgiven |
| wir | we would have forgiven |
| ihr | you (plural) would have forgiven |
| sie/Sie | they would have forgiven; you (formal) would have forgiven |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would forgive |
| du | you would forgive |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would forgive |
| wir | we would forgive |
| ihr | you (plural) would forgive |
| sie/Sie | they would forgive; you (formal) would forgive |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have forgiven |
| du | (reportedly) you have forgiven |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has forgiven |
| wir | (reportedly) we have forgiven |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have forgiven |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have forgiven; (reportedly) you (formal) have forgiven |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will forgive |
| du | (reportedly) you will forgive |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will forgive |
| wir | (reportedly) we will forgive |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will forgive |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will forgive; (reportedly) you (formal) will forgive |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | forgive! |
| ihr | forgive! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | forgive! (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.