Before you start
Meet backen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How backen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | backe | backte |
| du | backst | backtest |
| er/sie/es | backt | backte |
| wir | backen | backten |
| ihr | backt | backtet |
| Sie | backen | backten |
Partizip II gebacken · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich backe heute Brot.I’m baking bread today.Present-tense main clause
- 2Sie hat gestern einen Kuchen gebacken.She baked a cake yesterday.Perfekt with haben
- 3Er kann Brot backen, wenn er Zeit hat.He can bake bread when he has time.Modal verb
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
backen + der Kuchen
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use der Kuchen as the thing you bake.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I baked the cakeder Kuchen yesterdaygestern and gavegeben it to her.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When my motherdie Mutter had timedie Zeit, she baked breaddas Brot.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I bake a cakeder Kuchen because my friendsder Freund, die Freunde are coming todayheute.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The breaddas Brot that he baked was verysehr goodgut.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We want to bake a cakeder Kuchen for her todayheute.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She wentgehen to the kitchendie Küche to bake breaddas Brot.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Could you bake a cakeder Kuchen for me tomorrowmorgen?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
backen + der Kuchen + dass
Your challenge
- 1Use a dass-clause.
- 2Put the target verb at the end of that clause.
- 3Use der Kuchen as the thing she bakes.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What do you like to bake at home?
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one sentence using the target verb.
- 2Say what you like to bake at home.