ezmek: mashing, crushing and squashing

Pressure changes the object’s shape: it can make a mash, crush garlic or flatten a box.

The idea

Name the specific object with the accusative and the tool with -la/-le: patatesleri çatalla eziyorum.

Patterns to compare
Person	Present continuous	Past	Future
ben	eziyorum	ezdim	ezeceğim
sen	eziyorsun	ezdin	ezeceksin
o	eziyor	ezdi	ezecek
biz	eziyoruz	ezdik	ezeceğiz
siz	eziyorsunuz	ezdiniz	ezeceksiniz
onlar	eziyorlar	ezdiler	ezecekler

Ben haşlanmış patatesleri çatalla eziyorum.I am mashing the boiled potatoes with a fork.
Dün sarımsağı havanda ezdik.Yesterday we crushed the garlic in a mortar.
Yarın sos için avokadoyu ezeceğim.Tomorrow I will mash the avocado for a sauce.
Çilekleri çantada ezme.Do not squash the strawberries in the bag.
Boş kutuyu ezip küçülttüm.I crushed the empty box to make it smaller.
Muzu ezdim ama elmayı dilimledim.I mashed the banana but sliced the apple.

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Ezmek changes shape by pressure; slicing makes separate slices. The verb can describe unwanted damage, as with strawberries in a bag.

Complete in the present continuous: Ben şimdi patatesleri ___. (ezmek)
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eziyorum
eziyorum: the present action has the first-person ending because the subject is ben.
Complete in the definite past (-di): Biz dün sarımsağı ___. (ezmek)
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ezdik
ezdik: dün locates the event yesterday; final -k agrees with biz.
Complete in the future tense: Ben yarın avokadoyu ___. (ezmek)
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ezeceğim
ezeceğim: use the future requested in the exercise; its k becomes ğ before the vowel of the ben ending.

Describe mashing food with a tool, then ask someone not to squash the berries.