Before you start
Meet überwachen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How überwachen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | überwache | überwachte |
| du | überwachst | überwachtest |
| er/sie/es | überwacht | überwachte |
| wir | überwachen | überwachten |
| ihr | überwacht | überwachtet |
| Sie | überwachen | überwachten |
Partizip II überwacht · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Die Polizei überwacht die Straße.The police monitor the street.present main clause
- 2Die Kamera hat den Eingang überwacht.The camera monitored the entrance.Perfekt with haben
- 3Er sagt, dass die Polizei das Haus überwacht.He says that the police are monitoring the house.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
überwachen + der Computer
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use der Computer as the object.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The doctorder Arzt monitored him all nightdie ganze Nacht.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the childrendas Kind, die Kinder were at homezu Hause, their motherdie Mutter monitored them from the kitchendie Küche.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She monitors the babydas Baby because he is often aloneallein.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The womandie Frau who monitors the childrendas Kind, die Kinder works at our schooldie Schule.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The policedie Polizei must monitor the streetdie Straße tonightheute Abend.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He usesbenutzen a cameradie Kamera to monitor the front doordie Haustür.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Could you monitor my dogder Hund while I am at workdie Arbeit?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
überwachen + der Eingang + dass
Your challenge
- 1Use a dass-clause.
- 2Include der Eingang as the object.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Would you be willing to monitor your home while your family is away?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using überwachen.
- 2Give a reason with a weil-clause.