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TUN: Conjugated in All Tenses

Present Tense • Präsens

The German verb tun (to do) conjugated in all its tenses and moods

TUN: Present | Past | Future | Subjunctive | All Verbs


Principal Parts:  tun   tat   getan
Imperative (Commands): (du) Tue! | (ihr) Tut! | Tun Sie!

TUN
Present Tense - Präsens

Irregular Verbs: The verb TUN (to do) is a strong (irregular) verb. Its past tense forms tat and getan are irregular. Note how this verb follows the vowel pattern u-a-a in the past; for more see Ablaut Classes for strong verbs.
DEUTSCH ENGLISH
SINGULAR
ich tue I do
I am doing
du tust you do
you are doing
er tut
 
sie tut
 
es tut
he does
he is doing
she does
she is doing
it does
it is doing
PLURAL
wir tun we do
we are doing
ihr tut you (guys) do
you are doing
sie tun they do
they are doing
Sie tun you do
you are doing
Examples:
Wir wollen das morgen tun.
We want to do that tomorrow.
Was tust du jetzt?
What are you doing now?
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