German reference
wollen
to want
Irregular · 12 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 want |
| du | you want |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it wants |
| wir | we want |
| ihr | you (plural) want |
| sie/Sie | they want; you (formal) want |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I wanted |
| du | you wanted |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it wanted |
| wir | we wanted |
| ihr | you (plural) wanted |
| sie/Sie | they wanted; you (formal) wanted |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I wanted; I have wanted |
| du | you wanted; you have wanted |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it wanted; he/she/it has wanted |
| wir | we wanted; we have wanted |
| ihr | you (plural) wanted; you (plural) have wanted |
| sie/Sie | they wanted; they have wanted; you (formal) wanted; you (formal) have wanted |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had wanted |
| du | you had wanted |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had wanted |
| wir | we had wanted |
| ihr | you (plural) had wanted |
| sie/Sie | they had wanted; you (formal) had wanted |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will want |
| du | you will want |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will want |
| wir | we will want |
| ihr | you (plural) will want |
| sie/Sie | they will want; you (formal) will want |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have wanted |
| du | you will have wanted |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have wanted |
| wir | we will have wanted |
| ihr | you (plural) will have wanted |
| sie/Sie | they will have wanted; you (formal) will have wanted |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I want |
| du | (that) you want |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it wants |
| wir | (that) we want |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) want |
| sie/Sie | (that) they want; (that) you (formal) want |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would want |
| du | you would want |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would want |
| wir | we would want |
| ihr | you (plural) would want |
| sie/Sie | they would want; you (formal) would want |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have wanted |
| du | you would have wanted |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have wanted |
| wir | we would have wanted |
| ihr | you (plural) would have wanted |
| sie/Sie | they would have wanted; you (formal) would have wanted |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would want |
| du | you would want |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would want |
| wir | we would want |
| ihr | you (plural) would want |
| sie/Sie | they would want; you (formal) would want |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have wanted |
| du | (reportedly) you have wanted |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has wanted |
| wir | (reportedly) we have wanted |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have wanted |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have wanted; (reportedly) you (formal) have wanted |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will want |
| du | (reportedly) you will want |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will want |
| wir | (reportedly) we will want |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will want |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will want; (reportedly) you (formal) will want |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with zu
- Present participle
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
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