Before you start
Meet bedecken
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How bedecken changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | bedecke | bedeckte |
| du | bedeckst | bedecktest |
| er/sie/es | bedeckt | bedeckte |
| wir | bedecken | bedeckten |
| ihr | bedeckt | bedecktet |
| Sie | bedecken | bedeckten |
Partizip II bedeckt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Sie bedeckt den Tisch mit einem Tuch.She covers the table with a cloth.covering a table
- 2Der Schnee hat die Straße bedeckt.The snow covered the street.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich sehe, dass die Wolken die Sonne bedecken.I see that the clouds are covering the sun.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
bedecken + der Tisch
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Make der Tisch the thing being covered.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The snowder Schnee covered it last nightletzte Nacht.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When I was a child, a blanketdie Decke covered me at night.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The table is covered with paperdas Papier because the children are painting.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I saw the walldie Wand that the snowder Schnee had covered.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
You must cover the fooddas Essen before you leave.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She put a clothdas Tuch over the table to cover it.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Would you cover the cakeder Kuchen with a cleansauber clothdas Tuch?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
bedecken + der Schnee + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Use the present tense and put its verb at the end.
- 3Make the snow cover a roof.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What do you cover at home, and why?
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one sentence using bedecken.
- 2Give a reason with a weil-clause.