When to use angerufen or riefen
How would I say, "You called?" To my husband or son. I know I can say, "Hast du angerufen?" But what about "Riefst du?"

Danke!

Question

When to use angerufen or riefen
How would I say, "You called?" To my husband or son. I know I can say, "Hast du angerufen?" But what about "Riefst du?"

Danke!

Answer

It would have to be "Riefst du *an*?", but no, you have to use the perfect in German.

Another thing, though: I'd use "Du hast angerufen?" for "You called?" being short for "you called (I know), what did you want?". "Hast du angerufen?", as an actual question, is rather the translation for "Did you call?".