"I am drinking."

Translation: Ich trinke.

[garg]

Is there a rule for why this is 'Ich trinke' and not 'ich bin trinke'?

[christian]

There's no such thing as "ich bin trinke". German doesn't have a continuous aspect. Both "I drink" and "I'm drinking" translate as "Ich trinke".

[garg]

Thanks! So 'ich bin' is only used when one is describing him/herself? Like, 'I am a boy', 'I am a teacher'?

[henro0908]

Yes

[sersrusa]

i don't understand the difference when you use trinkt and trinke

[leynileyn]

trinken

ich (I) trinke

du (you, singular) trinkst

er/sie/es (he/she/it) trinkt

wir trinken

ihr (you, plural) trinkt

sie (they) trinken

You can look up the conjugation by clicking on the verbs, I guess.

[sersrusa]

thanks :)

[sein_drache]

Danke!

[christian]

http://german.about.com/library/weekly/aa100200a.htm

[sersrusa]

thanks :)

[NAZMUL.RAKIB]

Trink is not a right word. It i trinkt.

Trinke is only used after Ich (I, 1st person singular number). This is the rule.

[tlr-79]

couldn't be also correct "ich esse"?

[christian]

No.

trinken = to drink

essen = to eat

[duht]

what is the difference of trink and trinke?

[Robbadob]

Trinke is correct here.

[SimpleWolf]

What's the difference between 'trinkst' and 'trinke'?

[kimmoms]

Ich trinke, du trinkst.

[Lawer12346]

Ich Trinke

Du Trinkst

Er Sie Es Trinkt

Wir Trinken

Ihr Trinkt

Sie Trinken

Sie(Formal You) Trinken

[DreadKyller]

On the translation it says "trinke/trink" however it doesn't accept "trink" as a correct response, even though it is said to be the same usage as "trinke". Can someone explain?

[lakstarness]

In the previous test the phrase was ich trinke= I drink. Why does it now say I am drinking = ich trinke,
Is there no present simple Vs present continuous in german?

[mizinamo]

Is there no present simple Vs present continuous in german?

Correct.

[THEBOBERT1]

Yeet

[Ulia487]

Why "Ich trinke Milch" is wrong?

[mizinamo]

Why "Ich trinke Milch" is wrong?

Why do you think it could be a correct translation of "I am drinking"?

Which part of the English sentence is Milch supposed to translate?

[ShreehariS]

What's the difference between using "Ich trinkt vs ich trinke"?

[mizinamo]

What's the difference between using "Ich trinkt vs ich trinke"?

ich trinkt is wrong. ich trinke is correct.

That's the difference.

ich verb forms end in -e.