Good to know. Regular (weak) verb: Präteritum with -te (ich machte), Partizip with ge- and -t (gemacht). Most German verbs work like this.
frühstücken in every tense
The three you'll use most are highlighted: Präsens for now, Perfekt for the past when you speak, Futur I for later.
Präsens
now
| ich | frühstückeI have breakfast |
|---|---|
| du | frühstückstyou have breakfast |
| er/sie/es | frühstückthe/she has breakfast |
| wir | frühstückenwe have breakfast |
| ihr | frühstücktyou have breakfast |
| sie/Sie | frühstückenthey have breakfast |
Präteritum
past, mostly written
| ich | frühstückteI had breakfast |
|---|---|
| du | frühstücktestyou had breakfast |
| er/sie/es | frühstücktehe/she had breakfast |
| wir | frühstücktenwe had breakfast |
| ihr | frühstücktetyou had breakfast |
| sie/Sie | frühstücktenthey had breakfast |
Perfekt
past, spoken, with haben
| ich | habe gefrühstücktI have had breakfast |
|---|---|
| du | hast gefrühstücktyou have had breakfast |
| er/sie/es | hat gefrühstückthe/she has had breakfast |
| wir | haben gefrühstücktwe have had breakfast |
| ihr | habt gefrühstücktyou have had breakfast |
| sie/Sie | haben gefrühstücktthey have had breakfast |
Plusquamperfekt
had done
| ich | hatte gefrühstücktI had had breakfast |
|---|---|
| du | hattest gefrühstücktyou had had breakfast |
| er/sie/es | hatte gefrühstückthe/she had had breakfast |
| wir | hatten gefrühstücktwe had had breakfast |
| ihr | hattet gefrühstücktyou had had breakfast |
| sie/Sie | hatten gefrühstücktthey had had breakfast |
Futur I
will do
| ich | werde frühstückenI will have breakfast |
|---|---|
| du | wirst frühstückenyou will have breakfast |
| er/sie/es | wird frühstückenhe/she will have breakfast |
| wir | werden frühstückenwe will have breakfast |
| ihr | werdet frühstückenyou will have breakfast |
| sie/Sie | werden frühstückenthey will have breakfast |
Imperativ
telling someone to do it
| du | Frühstück! |
|---|---|
| ihr | Frühstückt! |
| Sie | Frühstücken Sie! |
frühstücken in use
- A1
Wir frühstücken um acht.
We have breakfast at eight.
- A1
Hast du schon gefrühstückt?
Have you had breakfast yet?
- A2
Am Sonntag frühstücken wir im Café.
On Sundays we have breakfast at a café.
Good to know
- Regular and not separable: ich frühstücke, gefrühstückt.
- One word: frühstücken = to have breakfast.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is frühstücken with haben or sein in the Perfekt?
frühstücken takes haben. For example: habe gefrühstückt.
What is the past tense of frühstücken?
Präteritum: frühstückte. Perfekt: habe gefrühstückt.
Is frühstücken a regular verb?
Yes, it's regular (weak).