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