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