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