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