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