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