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