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