German reference
zittern
to shiver, tremble
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 shiver |
| du | you shiver |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it shivers |
| wir | we shiver |
| ihr | you (plural) shiver |
| sie/Sie | they shiver; you (formal) shiver |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I shivered |
| du | you shivered |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it shivered |
| wir | we shivered |
| ihr | you (plural) shivered |
| sie/Sie | they shivered; you (formal) shivered |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I shivered; I have shivered |
| du | you shivered; you have shivered |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it shivered; he/she/it has shivered |
| wir | we shivered; we have shivered |
| ihr | you (plural) shivered; you (plural) have shivered |
| sie/Sie | they shivered; they have shivered; you (formal) shivered; you (formal) have shivered |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had shivered |
| du | you had shivered |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had shivered |
| wir | we had shivered |
| ihr | you (plural) had shivered |
| sie/Sie | they had shivered; you (formal) had shivered |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will shiver |
| du | you will shiver |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will shiver |
| wir | we will shiver |
| ihr | you (plural) will shiver |
| sie/Sie | they will shiver; you (formal) will shiver |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have shivered |
| du | you will have shivered |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have shivered |
| wir | we will have shivered |
| ihr | you (plural) will have shivered |
| sie/Sie | they will have shivered; you (formal) will have shivered |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I shiver |
| du | (that) you shiver |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it shivers |
| wir | (that) we shiver |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) shiver |
| sie/Sie | (that) they shiver; (that) you (formal) shiver |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would shiver |
| du | you would shiver |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would shiver |
| wir | we would shiver |
| ihr | you (plural) would shiver |
| sie/Sie | they would shiver; you (formal) would shiver |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have shivered |
| du | you would have shivered |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have shivered |
| wir | we would have shivered |
| ihr | you (plural) would have shivered |
| sie/Sie | they would have shivered; you (formal) would have shivered |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would shiver |
| du | you would shiver |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would shiver |
| wir | we would shiver |
| ihr | you (plural) would shiver |
| sie/Sie | they would shiver; you (formal) would shiver |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have shivered |
| du | (reportedly) you have shivered |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has shivered |
| wir | (reportedly) we have shivered |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have shivered |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have shivered; (reportedly) you (formal) have shivered |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will shiver |
| du | (reportedly) you will shiver |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will shiver |
| wir | (reportedly) we will shiver |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will shiver |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will shiver; (reportedly) you (formal) will shiver |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | shiver! |
| ihr | shiver! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | shiver! (formal) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with zu
- Present participle
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all German entries.