Before you start
Meet arbeiten
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Verb family
Separable verbs built on arbeiten
Add a prefix to arbeiten and the meaning changes.
Forms
How arbeiten changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | arbeite | arbeitete |
| du | arbeitest | arbeitetest |
| er/sie/es | arbeitet | arbeitete |
| wir | arbeiten | arbeiteten |
| ihr | arbeitet | arbeitetet |
| Sie | arbeiten | arbeiteten |
Partizip II gearbeitet · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich arbeite heute im Büro.I’m working in the office today.present main clause
- 2Wir haben gestern lange gearbeitet.We worked for a long time yesterday.Perfekt with haben
- 3Sie bleibt zu Hause, weil sie arbeitet.She stays at home because she is working.verb at the end after weil
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
arbeiten + der Vater
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I workedto work with him at homezu Hause yesterdaygestern.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When I was a childdas Kind, die Kinder, I workedto work in my fatherder Vater, die Väter's shopder Laden, die Läden.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She workedto work at homezu Hause because it was rainingregnen.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The mander Mann, die Männer who worksto work with my motherdie Mutter, die Mütter livesto live nearin der Nähe us.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We have to work tomorrowmorgen, although the officedas Büro, die Büros is closedgeschlossen.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He works everyjeder eveningder Abend, die Abende to save moneyGeld sparen for a bikedas Fahrrad, die Fahrräder.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Who did you work with last summerletzten Sommer?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
arbeiten + dass + die Schwester
Your challenge
- 1Use arbeiten in a sentence with a dass-clause.
- 2Put the verb at the end of the dass-clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Where do you work, and who do you work with?
Your challenge
- 1Answer where you work.
- 2Say who you work with.