German reference
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to call 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 call back |
| du | you call back |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it calls back |
| wir | we call back |
| ihr | you (plural) call back |
| sie/Sie | they call back; you (formal) call back |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I called back |
| du | you called back |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it called back |
| wir | we called back |
| ihr | you (plural) called back |
| sie/Sie | they called back; you (formal) called back |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I called back; I have called back |
| du | you called back; you have called back |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it called back; he/she/it has called back |
| wir | we called back; we have called back |
| ihr | you (plural) called back; you (plural) have called back |
| sie/Sie | they called back; they have called back; you (formal) called back; you (formal) have called back |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had called back |
| du | you had called back |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had called back |
| wir | we had called back |
| ihr | you (plural) had called back |
| sie/Sie | they had called back; you (formal) had called back |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will call back |
| du | you will call back |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will call back |
| wir | we will call back |
| ihr | you (plural) will call back |
| sie/Sie | they will call back; you (formal) will call back |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have called back |
| du | you will have called back |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have called back |
| wir | we will have called back |
| ihr | you (plural) will have called back |
| sie/Sie | they will have called back; you (formal) will have called back |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I call back |
| du | (that) you call back |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it calls back |
| wir | (that) we call back |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) call back |
| sie/Sie | (that) they call back; (that) you (formal) call back |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would call back |
| du | you would call back |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would call back |
| wir | we would call back |
| ihr | you (plural) would call back |
| sie/Sie | they would call back; you (formal) would call back |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have called back |
| du | you would have called back |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have called back |
| wir | we would have called back |
| ihr | you (plural) would have called back |
| sie/Sie | they would have called back; you (formal) would have called back |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would call back |
| du | you would call back |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would call back |
| wir | we would call back |
| ihr | you (plural) would call back |
| sie/Sie | they would call back; you (formal) would call back |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have called back |
| du | (reportedly) you have called back |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has called back |
| wir | (reportedly) we have called back |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have called back |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have called back; (reportedly) you (formal) have called back |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will call back |
| du | (reportedly) you will call back |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will call back |
| wir | (reportedly) we will call back |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will call back |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will call back; (reportedly) you (formal) will call back |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | call back! |
| ihr | call back! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | call back! (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.