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