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GERMAN VERB

bilden

to form

  • #79 most used
  • Weak verb
  • Past participle: gebildet

Conjugation

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Present

Präsens · now, habits and facts

  1. ich I form
  2. du you form
  3. er, sie, es he/she forms
  4. wir we form
  5. ihr you all form
  6. sie, Sie they form

Simple past

Präteritum · the past of writing, and of sein, haben and the modals in speech

  1. ich I formed
  2. du you formed
  3. er, sie, es he/she formed
  4. wir we formed
  5. ihr you all formed
  6. sie, Sie they formed

Perfect

Perfekt · the past of speech: “habe gemacht”

  1. ich I have formed
  2. du you have formed
  3. er, sie, es he/she has formed
  4. wir we have formed
  5. ihr you all have formed
  6. sie, Sie they have formed

Future

Futur I · “werden”; in speech the present with “morgen” does the job

  1. ich I will form
  2. du you will form
  3. er, sie, es he/she will form
  4. wir we will form
  5. ihr you all will form
  6. sie, Sie they will form

Conditional

Konjunktiv II · “would”: “würde”, and “wäre”, “hätte”, “könnte”

  1. ich I would form
  2. du you would form
  3. er, sie, es he/she would form
  4. wir we would form
  5. ihr you all would form
  6. sie, Sie they would form

Imperative

Imperativ · requests and orders: du, ihr, Sie

  1. du form!
  2. ihr form! (all of you)
  3. Sie form! (formal)

How to use bilden

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Die Kinder bilden einen Kreis um den Lehrer.

    The children form a circle around the teacher.

  2. Simple past

    Wir bildeten zwei Teams und spielten los.

    We formed two teams and started playing.

  3. Perfect

    Ich habe mir noch keine Meinung gebildet.

    I haven't formed an opinion yet.

  4. Future

    Sie werden am Anfang kleine Gruppen bilden.

    You'll form small groups at the beginning.

  5. Conditional

    Ich würde die Sätze lieber selbst bilden.

    I'd rather form the sentences myself.

  6. Imperative

    Bildet bitte Gruppen von vier Personen.

    Form groups of four, please.

Good to know

  • Sich bilden is to educate yourself; sich eine Meinung bilden, to form an opinion.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: weak verb.