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