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