German Verb Conjugations
The Verb BACKEN (to bake)
backen conjugated in all its tenses and moods
PRESENT TENSE • PRÄSENS
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Principal Parts: backen (bäckt) - backte (buk)* - gebacken
Imperative (Commands): (du) Backe! | (ihr) Backt! | Backen Sie!
*The old, irregular simple-past form, buk, is rarely used in modern German.
BACKEN
Present Tense - Präsens
| Stem-Changing Verbs: The verb backen belongs to a class of German verbs known as "stem-changing" verbs. Such verbs alter their stem vowel in the du and er/sie/es forms only (in the present tense). For more, see Stem-Changing Verbs. | |
| DEUTSCH | ENGLISH |
| SINGULAR | |
| ich backe | I bake I am baking |
| du bäckst | you bake you are baking |
| er bäckt sie bäckt es bäckt |
he bakes he is baking she bakes she is baking it bakes it is baking |
| PLURAL | |
| wir backen | we bake we are baking |
| ihr backt | you (guys) bake you are baking |
| sie backen | they bake they are baking |
| Sie backen | you bake you are baking |
| Examples: Sie bäckt einen Kuchen. She's baking a cake. Wir backen alles hier im Geschäft. We bake everything here in the shop. |
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