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