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