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