Learn Hardcore Russian: Когда мы печём торт, брат обычно включает миксер, а я взбиваю яйца. - When we bake a cake, my brother usually turns on the mixer, and I beat the eggs.

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Когда мы печём торт, брат обычно включает миксер, а я взбиваю яйца.

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When we bake a cake, my brother usually turns on the mixer, and I beat the eggs.

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Breakdown of Когда мы печём торт, брат обычно включает миксер, а я взбиваю яйца.

Why is когда followed by present-tense verbs here?

Because this sentence describes a usual, repeated situation: when/whenever we bake a cake.

In Russian, the present tense of imperfective verbs is commonly used for habits and repeated actions:

So this is not talking about one specific cake right now, but about what normally happens.

Why is it печём, and what verb is that from?

Печём is the 1st person plural present form of печь (to bake).

This verb is a little irregular, so its forms do not look exactly like the infinitive:

So мы печём means we bake.

What is special about the letter ё in печём?