Before you start
Meet bauen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Verb family
Separable verbs built on bauen
Add a prefix to bauen and the meaning changes.
Forms
How bauen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | baue | baute |
| du | baust | bautest |
| er/sie/es | baut | baute |
| wir | bauen | bauten |
| ihr | baut | bautet |
| Sie | bauen | bauten |
Partizip II gebaut · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Wir bauen ein Haus.We are building a house.building a house
- 2Sie haben einen Tisch gebaut.They built a table.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich weiß, dass ihr ein Boot baut.I know that you are building a boat.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
bauen + das Haus
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use das Haus as the object.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
They built it last yearletztes Jahr.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When he built the housedas Haus, die Häuser, we helped him.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
They are building a newneu kitchendie Küche, die Küchen because their oldalt one is too smallklein.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The house that they built is nearin der Nähe von the schooldie Schule, die Schulen.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Can we build the tableder Tisch, die Tische ourselvesselbst, or should we buykaufen it?
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
They are saving money to build a smallklein homedas Haus, die Häuser.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Who built this bridgedie Brücke, die Brücken, and when did they finishfertigstellen it?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
bauen + das Spielhaus + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Use das Spielhaus as the object.
- 2Add an obwohl-clause about rain.
- 3Put the verb at the end of that clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What would you build for your home if you had more time?
Your challenge
- 1Answer with a wenn-clause.
- 2Use Konjunktiv II for having more time.
- 3Say what you would build at home.