Before you start
Meet überleben
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How überleben changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | überlebe | überlebte |
| du | überlebst | überlebtest |
| er/sie/es | überlebt | überlebte |
| wir | überleben | überlebten |
| ihr | überlebt | überlebtet |
| Sie | überleben | überlebten |
Partizip II überlebt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Viele Tiere überleben den Winter.Many animals survive the winter.present tense
- 2Die Pflanze hat den Winter überlebt.The plant survived the winter.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich hoffe, dass die Katze die Nacht überlebt.I hope the cat survives the night.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
überleben + der Hund
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Make der Hund the subject.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He survived it.
Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the accidentder Unfall happened, the driverder Fahrer survived, and his familydie Familie was happyglücklich.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She survived because her friendsder Freund, die Freunde helped her.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The dogder Hund that survived the coldkalt winterder Winter is now at home.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The small plantdie Pflanze can survive without waterdas Wasser for a few daysder Tag, die Tage.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She hopeshoffen to survive the winterder Winter.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Could the familydie Familie survive without fooddas Essen for two daysder Tag, die Tage?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
überleben + der Hund + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Use überleben in the simple past.
- 2Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 3Say that the dog survived the winter.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What could you survive without for one week? Answer in one German sentence using the verb.
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one sentence using überleben.
- 2Say what you could live without for one week.