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