serpmek: sprinkling and scattering

This action spreads small particles over a surface, in cooking or gardening.

The idea

The receiving surface can take the dative: salataya, toprağa. For “over the cake”, use kekin üzerine.

Patterns to compare
Person	Present continuous	Past	Future
ben	serpiyorum	serptim	serpeceğim
sen	serpiyorsun	serptin	serpeceksin
o	serpiyor	serpti	serpecek
biz	serpiyoruz	serptik	serpeceğiz
siz	serpiyorsunuz	serptiniz	serpeceksiniz
onlar	serpiyorlar	serptiler	serpecekler

Ben çorbanın üstüne nane serpiyorum.I am sprinkling mint over the soup.
Dün kekin üzerine pudra şekeri serptik.Yesterday we sprinkled icing sugar over the cake.
Yarın ekmeklerin üstüne susam serpeceğim.Tomorrow I will sprinkle sesame seeds over the loaves.
Hamuru açmadan önce tezgâha un serp.Sprinkle flour on the worktop before rolling out the dough.
Bahçıvan toprağa tohum serpiyor.The gardener is scattering seeds on the soil.
Salataya fazla tuz serpme.Do not sprinkle too much salt on the salad.

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The stem keeps p in serpiyorum and serpeceğim. After voiceless p, the past starts with t: serptim.

Complete in the present continuous: Ben şimdi çorbaya nane ___. (serpmek)
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serpiyorum
serpiyorum: the present action has the first-person ending because the subject is ben.
Complete in the definite past (-di): Biz dün keke şeker ___. (serpmek)
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serptik
serptik: dün locates the event yesterday; final -k agrees with biz.
Complete in the future tense: Ben yarın ekmeklere susam ___. (serpmek)
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serpeceğim
serpeceğim: use the future requested in the exercise; its k becomes ğ before the vowel of the ben ending.

Give three sprinkling instructions, each naming a material and its destination.