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GERMAN VERB

zurückrufen

to call back

  • #280 most used
  • Strong verb
  • Past participle: zurückgerufen

Conjugation

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Present

Präsens · now, habits and facts

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

Simple past

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

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

Perfect

Perfekt · the past of speech: “habe gemacht”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

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

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

Imperative

Imperativ · requests and orders: du, ihr, Sie

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

How to use zurückrufen

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

  1. Present

    Ich rufe Sie in zehn Minuten zurück.

    I'll call you back in ten minutes.

  2. Simple past

    Er rief erst am Abend zurück.

    He only called back in the evening.

  3. Perfect

    Hat die Firma dich schon zurückgerufen?

    Has the company called you back yet?

  4. Future

    Sie wird Sie morgen früh zurückrufen.

    She will call you back tomorrow morning.

  5. Conditional

    Ich würde ihn an deiner Stelle zurückrufen.

    If I were you, I would call him back.

  6. Imperative

    Ruf mich bitte heute noch zurück.

    Please call me back today.

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