Before you start
Meet bedienen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How bedienen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | bediene | bediente |
| du | bedienst | bedientest |
| er/sie/es | bedient | bediente |
| wir | bedienen | bedienten |
| ihr | bedient | bedientet |
| Sie | bedienen | bedienten |
Partizip II bedient · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Der Kellner bedient die Gäste.The waiter serves the guests.present main clause
- 2Wir haben den Computer bedient.We operated the computer.Perfekt with haben
- 3Du musst den Automaten bedienen.You have to operate the machine.modal verb plus infinitive
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
bedienen + der Gast
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use der Gast as the object.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She served him at the cafédas Café.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the waiterder Kellner served us, we were already hungryhungrig.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I use this machinedie Maschine because my fatherder Vater showedzeigen it to me.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The womandie Frau who served us was very friendlyfreundlich.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
You must switch offausschalten the machinedie Maschine before you operate it.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He learnedlernen to operate the newneu machinedie Maschine at workdie Arbeit.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Could you showzeigen me how to operate this machinedie Maschine?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
bedienen + der Gast + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Use der Gast as an accusative pronoun in the main clause.
- 3Use the present tense.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Where do you use machines, and how do you operate them? Answer in one German sentence using the target verb.
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one German sentence using the target verb.
- 2Say where you operate a machine.