Before you start
Meet agieren
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How agieren changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | agiere | agierte |
| du | agierst | agiertest |
| er/sie/es | agiert | agierte |
| wir | agieren | agierten |
| ihr | agiert | agiertet |
| Sie | agieren | agierten |
Partizip II agiert · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Die Polizei agiert schnell.The police act quickly.present-tense main clause
- 2Der Spieler hat gut agiert.The player acted well.Perfekt with haben
- 3Sie muss jetzt agieren.She has to act now.after a modal verb
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
agieren + der Schauspieler
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Say where the actor acts.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The teamdas Team acted quicklyschnell, and the coachder Trainer thankeddanken them.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the gamedas Spiel beganbeginnen, the teamdas Team acted quicklyschnell.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He acted aloneallein because nobodyniemand helpedhelfen him.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The womandie Frau who acted on stagedie Bühne is my teacherder Lehrer · die Lehrerin.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We must act quicklyschnell because the busder Bus is comingkommen.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She triedversuchen to act bravelymutig when her familydie Familie watchedzusehen.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
How would you act if your friendder Freund forgotvergessen your birthdayder Geburtstag?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
agieren + obwohl + der Chef
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Put its conjugated verb at the end.
- 3Say how the team acted.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
How do you act when you are under pressure?
Your challenge
- 1Answer with a wenn-clause.
- 2Say how you act.