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The past tense form of 'backen' is baked. Example: She baked a delicious cake for her friend's birthday. (She baked a delicious cake for her friend's birthday.)

Definition of “bake”

to cook or bake something in an oven
to become firm or solid by cooking or baking

Tense sentence structure and examples:

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Notes from a Native English Speaker

Here are the general structures of a present and past participle. Remember, some verbs have an irregular form and may not follow this structure: Present Participle: [Verb] -ing Past Participle: [Verb] -ed

Past Simple	baked
Past Continuous	baking
Past Perfect	baked

Past Simple

The simple past tense is used to describe completed actions or events that occurred at a specific point in the past.

Subject + Past Simple Verb + (Object)

Example

She baked a batch of cookies for the school bake sale.

Example

They baked a pie for Thanksgiving dinner.

Past Continuous

The past continuous tense is used to indicate actions or events that were in progress or happening at a specific point in the past.

Subject + was/were + Present Participle + (Object)

Example

At that time, she was baking a loaf of bread.

Example

I wasn't baking anything because I was too tired.

Past Perfect

The past perfect tense is used to show that one past action or event occurred before another past action or event, emphasizing the order of events in the past.

Subject + had + Past Participle + (Object)

Example

By the time they arrived, she had baked a cake for the celebration.

Example

He had baked several batches of cookies before the event started.

Is baked an irregular verb in the past?

No, "baked" is not an irregular past tense verb.

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