machen present tense conjugation
Machen (to do, make) in the present tense: mache, machst, macht, machen, macht, machen.
Präsens Present
| ich | |
|---|---|
| du | |
| er/sie/es | |
| wir | |
| ihr | |
| sie/Sie |
ending regular · irr breaks the pattern · tap a form to hear it
When to use the present tense
The Präsens covers “I do” and “I am doing” and is very often used for the future when a time word makes it clear: “Morgen fahre ich nach Berlin.”
How it is formed
Regular endings on the stem: e, st, t, en, t, en. Many strong verbs change their stem vowel in the du and er/sie/es forms (fahren → fährst, sehen → siehst).
Machen is regular here, so it is a good model for other verbs of the same class.
Machen in a sentence
- Ich mache meine Hausaufgaben.I am doing my homework.
- Wir haben das schon gemacht.We already did that.
Regular weak verb; very common in fixed phrases like 'Spaß machen'.
FAQ
What is the present tense of machen?
Machen in the German present tense: ich mache, du machst, er/sie/es macht, wir machen, ihr macht, sie/Sie machen.
Is machen irregular in the present tense?
No. In the present tense machen takes the regular endings for its verb class, so mache follows the same pattern as any regular verb.
When do you use the German present tense?
The Präsens covers “I do” and “I am doing” and is very often used for the future when a time word makes it clear: “Morgen fahre ich nach Berlin.”
How is the present tense formed?
Regular endings on the stem: e, st, t, en, t, en. Many strong verbs change their stem vowel in the du and er/sie/es forms (fahren → fährst, sehen → siehst).
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