Before you start
Meet beantworten
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How beantworten changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | beantworte | beantwortete |
| du | beantwortest | beantwortetest |
| er/sie/es | beantwortet | beantwortete |
| wir | beantworten | beantworteten |
| ihr | beantwortet | beantwortetet |
| Sie | beantworten | beantworteten |
Partizip II beantwortet · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich beantworte die Frage.I answer the question.present main clause
- 2Sie hat den Brief beantwortet.She answered the letter.Perfekt with haben
- 3Er kann die Frage nicht beantworten.He cannot answer the question.infinitive after a modal
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
beantworten + die Frage
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use die Frage as the object.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I answered the emaildie E-Mail yesterdaygestern.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the teacherder Lehrer · die Lehrerin asked the questiondie Frage, I answered it right awaysofort.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I answered his question because he asked me politelyhöflich.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The question that she asked me was easyleicht to answer.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
You must answer the letterder Brief todayheute.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She calledanrufen to answer my questiondie Frage.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Could you answer my messagedie Nachricht this eveningheute Abend?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
beantworten + dass + der Mann + die Frage
Your challenge
- 1Use dass to introduce a subordinate clause.
- 2Put the conjugated verb at the end of that clause.
- 3Use die Frage as the object.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What question did you answer recently? Answer in one German sentence.
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using the Perfekt.
- 2Say whose question you answered.