The idea
Present tense: ich parke, du parkst, er/sie/es parkt, wir parken, ihr parkt, sie/Sie parken. Learn the sentence pattern ein Fahrzeug parken; an einem Ort parken together with the principal parts.
| Form | Deutsch |
|---|---|
| ich | parke |
| du | parkst |
| er/sie/es | parkt |
| wir | parken |
| ihr | parkt |
| sie/Sie | parken |
| Präteritum | parkte |
| Perfekt | hat geparkt |
| Imperativ (du) | Park! |
| Muster | ein Fahrzeug parken; an einem Ort parken |
Meaning and sentence pattern
Parken can take a vehicle as its object or describe where someone leaves it. A stationary location commonly uses a dative phrase.
Learn this pattern as a unit: ein Fahrzeug parken; an einem Ort parken. The six situations below show the verb with concrete objects, complements or circumstances.
Form check
Wir sind dort geparkt.Wir haben dort geparkt.The active perfect uses haben; sein plus geparkt can describe a vehicle's resulting state.
Examples
- Ich parke das Auto hinter der Sporthalle.I park the car behind the sports hall.
- Du parkst heute auf dem Besucherparkplatz.You park in the visitors' car park today.
- Der Transporter parkt neben dem Seiteneingang.The van is parked beside the side entrance.
- Wir parkten außerhalb der Altstadt.We parked outside the old town.
- Sie hat ihr Fahrrad im Hof geparkt.She parked her bicycle in the courtyard.
- Park bitte so, dass der Durchgang frei bleibt.Please park so that the passage remains clear.
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Watch out
The active perfect uses haben; sein plus geparkt can describe a vehicle's resulting state.
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du ___ (parken, Präsens)
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parkst
parkst: this is the second-person singular present form.
er/sie ___ (parken, Präteritum)
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parkte
parkte: this is the third-person singular simple past.
Perfekt: er/sie hat ___
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geparkt
geparkt: in this use the perfect tense is hat geparkt.
Practice round
Answer three questions, then rebuild three German sentences. We keep your score.
du ___ (parken, Präsens)
er/sie ___ (parken, Präteritum)
Perfekt: er/sie hat ___
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Read the six situations aloud, compare the verb forms, and complete the present, past and participle checks. Then write a new sentence that follows ein Fahrzeug parken; an einem Ort parken.