Before you start
Meet beauftragen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How beauftragen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | beauftrage | beauftragte |
| du | beauftragst | beauftragtest |
| er/sie/es | beauftragt | beauftragte |
| wir | beauftragen | beauftragten |
| ihr | beauftragt | beauftragtet |
| Sie | beauftragen | beauftragten |
Partizip II beauftragt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Der Chef beauftragt mich heute.The boss gives me a task today.present main clause
- 2Wir haben einen Arzt beauftragt.We hired a doctor.Perfekt with haben
- 3Sie sagt, dass ich den Mann beauftrage.She says that I am giving the man a task.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
beauftragen + der Elektriker
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use der Elektriker as the person being commissioned.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
My fatherder Vater commissioned him to paintstreichen (a door) the door.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the shopder Laden opened, the ownerder Besitzer commissioned a man to repairreparieren the door.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
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She commissioned the workerder Arbeiter because the walldie Wand was dirtyschmutzig.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The womandie Frau who commissioned us works at my school.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We must commission a companydie Firma to fixreparieren the heatingdie Heizung.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He commissioned his neighborder Nachbar to bring the boxesdie Kiste, die Kisten upstairsnach oben.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Who did you commission to paintstreichen (a room) your living roomdas Wohnzimmer?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
beauftragen + der Fotograf + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Put the verb at the end of that clause.
- 3Say that she commissioned the photographer to take photos.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Have you ever commissioned someone to do a job for you?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using the Perfekt.
- 2Say what task you commissioned someone to do.