Nuts & Bolts of German: Perfect tense: English words are hip in German advertising

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The question on the sign outside a bakery is shortened, it does not contain a subject nor a conjugated verb. Rewrite it, this time with a subject and a conjugated verb, using the formal way of addressing one person or more than one person.
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Do the same again, but this time address one person the informal way.
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Do the same once more, but this time address more than one person the informal way.
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Write the infinitive of the past participle form "gesnackt" into the gap provided:
"gesnackt" is an example of an English verb that has received a German grammatical make-over and acquired German endings. This verb is not commonly used in German which is why it might have been used in the question on this sign. After all, it's supposed to attract attention and English words are often considered hip in advertising. But there are many other English verbs that have become part of the official body of German language (you will find some examples in the box below).


So imagine, you are working for a German advertising company. What kind of questions could you come up with? Follow the example on this sign by the German bakery.

to check - checken Heute schon gecheckt?
to bluff -> bluffen ?
to blog -> bloggen ?
to lease -> leasen ?
to chill -> chillen ?
to scan -> scannen ?
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