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Meet beantworten

Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.

Meaning

  1. to answer (a question)
Forms

How beantworten changes

PronounPräsensPräteritum
ichbeantwortebeantwortete
dubeantwortestbeantwortetest
er/sie/esbeantwortetbeantwortete
wirbeantwortenbeantworteten
ihrbeantwortetbeantwortetet
Siebeantwortenbeantworteten

Partizip II beantwortet · Perfekt with haben

Three examples

  1. 1
    Ich beantworte die Frage.I answer the question.present main clause
  2. 2
    Sie hat den Brief beantwortet.She answered the letter.Perfekt with haben
  3. 3
    Er kann die Frage nicht beantworten.He cannot answer the question.infinitive after a modal

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