German reference
vorbeigehen
to go past
Irregular · 13 form tables
Includes indicative, subjunctive I and II, and imperative forms. Separable verbs retain their word order in each form.
Audio requires a compatible voice in your browser.
Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I go past something |
| du | you go past something |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it goes past something |
| wir | we go past something |
| ihr | you (plural) go past something |
| sie/Sie | they go past something; you (formal) go past something |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I went past something |
| du | you went past something |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it went past something |
| wir | we went past something |
| ihr | you (plural) went past something |
| sie/Sie | they went past something; you (formal) went past something |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I went past something; I have gone past something |
| du | you went past something; you have gone past something |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it went past something; he/she/it has gone past something |
| wir | we went past something; we have gone past something |
| ihr | you (plural) went past something; you (plural) have gone past something |
| sie/Sie | they went past something; they have gone past something; you (formal) went past something; you (formal) have gone past something |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had gone past something |
| du | you had gone past something |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had gone past something |
| wir | we had gone past something |
| ihr | you (plural) had gone past something |
| sie/Sie | they had gone past something; you (formal) had gone past something |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will go past something |
| du | you will go past something |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will go past something |
| wir | we will go past something |
| ihr | you (plural) will go past something |
| sie/Sie | they will go past something; you (formal) will go past something |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have gone past something |
| du | you will have gone past something |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have gone past something |
| wir | we will have gone past something |
| ihr | you (plural) will have gone past something |
| sie/Sie | they will have gone past something; you (formal) will have gone past something |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I go past something |
| du | (that) you go past something |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it goes past something |
| wir | (that) we go past something |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) go past something |
| sie/Sie | (that) they go past something; (that) you (formal) go past something |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would go past something |
| du | you would go past something |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would go past something |
| wir | we would go past something |
| ihr | you (plural) would go past something |
| sie/Sie | they would go past something; you (formal) would go past something |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have gone past something |
| du | you would have gone past something |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have gone past something |
| wir | we would have gone past something |
| ihr | you (plural) would have gone past something |
| sie/Sie | they would have gone past something; you (formal) would have gone past something |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would go past something |
| du | you would go past something |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would go past something |
| wir | we would go past something |
| ihr | you (plural) would go past something |
| sie/Sie | they would go past something; you (formal) would go past something |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have gone past something |
| du | (reportedly) you have gone past something |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has gone past something |
| wir | (reportedly) we have gone past something |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have gone past something |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have gone past something; (reportedly) you (formal) have gone past something |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will go past something |
| du | (reportedly) you will go past something |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will go past something |
| wir | (reportedly) we will go past something |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will go past something |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will go past something; (reportedly) you (formal) will go past something |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | go past something! |
| ihr | go past something! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | go past something! (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.