Before you start
Meet befragen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How befragen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | befrage | befragte |
| du | befragst | befragtest |
| er/sie/es | befragt | befragte |
| wir | befragen | befragten |
| ihr | befragt | befragtet |
| Sie | befragen | befragten |
Partizip II befragt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Der Lehrer befragt die Kinder.The teacher questions the children.present main clause
- 2Die Polizei hat den Mann befragt.The police questioned the man.Perfekt with haben
- 3Sie kann den Zeugen befragen.She can question the witness.verb after modal
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
befragen + der Lehrer
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use der Lehrer as the person you question.
- 3Say what you ask about.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I questioned him about the trainder Zug.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When I was at school, the teacher questioned me about my homeworkdie Hausaufgabe, die Hausaufgaben.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She questioned him about the busder Bus because she was latespät dran.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I questioned the womandie Frau who works at the stationder Bahnhof about the nextnächste trainder Zug.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We want to question them about the newneu plander Plan.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He went to the officedas Büro to question his bossder Chef about his day offder freie Tag.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Could you question her about the priceder Preis?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
befragen + der Polizist + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Put the conjugated verb at the end of that clause.
- 3Question someone about an event in the main clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Have you ever questioned a teacher about something? Answer in one German sentence.
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using the Perfekt.
- 2Say whom you questioned and what you asked about.