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