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