vorbeischießen — German conjugation
to shoot past
Indicative
Present (Präsens) Irregular
Präsens is the default present for facts, habits, and near-future plans. German has no continuous aspect in the same way as English, so a single form often covers both “I work” and “I am working” when you add a time adverb or context.
Ich arbeite heute im Homeoffice.
| Pronoun | German | English |
|---|---|---|
| ich | schieße vorbei | I shoot past |
| du | schießt vorbei | you shoot past |
| er/sie/es | schießt vorbei | he/she/it shoots past |
| wir | schießen vorbei | we shoot past |
| ihr | schießt vorbei | you (pl.) shoot past |
| sie/Sie | schießen vorbei | they shoot past |
Simple past (Präteritum) Irregular
Präteritum is a narrative past, common in print and in northern speech, while southern speakers lean on the perfect in conversation. sein and haben keep their Präteritum even when you otherwise avoid the preterite.
Er war müde, aber er hatte keinen Kaffee mehr.
| Pronoun | German | English |
|---|---|---|
| ich | schoss vorbei | I shot past |
| du | schossest vorbei | you shot past |
| er/sie/es | schoss vorbei | he/she/it shot past |
| wir | schossen vorbei | we shot past |
| ihr | schosst vorbei | you (pl.) shot past |
| sie/Sie | schossen vorbei | they shot past |
Present perfect (Perfekt) Irregular
The Perfekt is the everyday past for finished events: auxiliary haben or sein plus participle, with sein for most motion, coming/going, and some change-of-state verbs.
Wir sind rechtzeitig angekommen und haben gefeiert.
| Pronoun | German | English |
|---|---|---|
| ich | habe vorbeigeschossen | I have shot past |
| du | hast vorbeigeschossen | you have shot past |
| er/sie/es | hat vorbeigeschossen | he/she/it has shot past |
| wir | haben vorbeigeschossen | we have shot past |
| ihr | habt vorbeigeschossen | you (pl.) have shot past |
| sie/Sie | haben vorbeigeschossen | they have shot past |
Pluperfect (Plusquamperfekt) Irregular
The Plusquamperfekt is the pluperfect: it marks what had already completed before a later past episode in the same narrative.
Sie war schon gegangen, bevor er ankam.
| Pronoun | German | English |
|---|---|---|
| ich | hatte vorbeigeschossen | I had shot past |
| du | hattest vorbeigeschossen | you had shot past |
| er/sie/es | hatte vorbeigeschossen | he/she/it had shot past |
| wir | hatten vorbeigeschossen | we had shot past |
| ihr | hattet vorbeigeschossen | you (pl.) had shot past |
| sie/Sie | hatten vorbeigeschossen | they had shot past |
Future I (Futur I) Irregular
Futur I is for predictions, firm promises, and also probability about the present in colloquial German. Everyday speech very often uses Präsens plus a time expression instead.
Morgen schneit es, sagt der Wetterbericht.
| Pronoun | German | English |
|---|---|---|
| ich | werde vorbeischießen | I will shoot past |
| du | wirst vorbeischießen | you will shoot past |
| er/sie/es | wird vorbeischießen | he/she/it will shoot past |
| wir | werden vorbeischießen | we will shoot past |
| ihr | werdet vorbeischießen | you (pl.) will shoot past |
| sie/Sie | werden vorbeischießen | they will shoot past |
Future II (Futur II) Irregular
Futur II (werden + participle + haben/sein) names an action that will be completed before a later time, and can also express a guess that something must already have happened.
Bis Freitag werde ich alles gepackt haben.
| Pronoun | German | English |
|---|---|---|
| ich | werde vorbeigeschossen haben | I will have shot past |
| du | wirst vorbeigeschossen haben | you will have shot past |
| er/sie/es | wird vorbeigeschossen haben | he/she/it will have shot past |
| wir | werden vorbeigeschossen haben | we will have shot past |
| ihr | werdet vorbeigeschossen haben | you (pl.) will have shot past |
| sie/Sie | werden vorbeigeschossen haben | they will have shot past |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive II (Konjunktiv II) Irregular
Konjunktiv II is the mood for politeness, contrary-to-fact if-clauses, and reported views. In speech, würde + infinitive often stands in for rarer preterit-based forms.
Könnten Sie mir bitte helfen?
| Pronoun | German |
|---|---|
| ich | schösse vorbei |
| du | schössest vorbei |
| er/sie/es | schösse vorbei |
| wir | schössen vorbei |
| ihr | schösset vorbei |
| sie/Sie | schössen vorbei |
Other forms
Imperative (Imperativ) Irregular
The imperative uses the du, ihr, and Sie forms of command; the informal du form drops the -st of the present for many strong verbs, and separable-prefix verbs place the prefix at the end.
Mach bitte schnell, der Zug fährt gleich ab.
| Pronoun | German |
|---|---|
| du | schieße vorbei |
| ihr | schießt vorbei |