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