The German verb baden means "to bathe". Below are its 6 tenses as tables, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of baden is ich bade, du badest, er/sie/es badet, wir baden, ihr badet, sie/Sie baden. It is a regular -en verb, so every tense takes the standard -en endings. The tables below cover 6 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Its present participle is badend and its past participle is gebadet.
| ich | bade | |
|---|---|---|
| du | badest | |
| er/ | badet | |
| wir | baden | |
| ihr | badet | |
| sie/ | baden |
| ich | badete |
|---|---|
| du | badetest |
| er/ | badete |
| wir | badeten |
| ihr | badetet |
| sie/ | badeten |
| ich | habe gebadet |
|---|---|
| du | hast gebadet |
| er/ | hat gebadet |
| wir | haben gebadet |
| ihr | habt gebadet |
| sie/ | haben gebadet |
| ich | werde baden |
|---|---|
| du | wirst baden |
| er/ | wird baden |
| wir | werden baden |
| ihr | werdet baden |
| sie/ | werden baden |
| ich | badete |
|---|---|
| du | badetest |
| er/ | badete |
| wir | badeten |
| ihr | badetet |
| sie/ | badeten |
| du | bade |
|---|---|
| ihr | badet |
| Sie | baden Sie |
Baden is regular. Its past forms use the regular ending, as in badete and badetest, and its past participle is gebadet.
Lingo7 is an app for reading books in German with a translation under every sentence and audio, so the forms in these tables come back in context.
Yes, baden is regular. Its forms follow the regular weak pattern.
The past participle is gebadet. The present participle is badend.
Baden uses haben as its auxiliary in the perfect tense. For example, ich habe gebadet.