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