Before you start
Meet befreien
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How befreien changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | befreie | befreite |
| du | befreist | befreitest |
| er/sie/es | befreit | befreite |
| wir | befreien | befreiten |
| ihr | befreit | befreitet |
| Sie | befreien | befreiten |
Partizip II befreit · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Die Polizei befreit den Mann.The police free the man.present main clause
- 2Wir haben den Hund aus dem Auto befreit.We freed the dog from the car.Perfekt with haben
- 3Sie sagt, dass die Polizei den Mann befreit.She says that the police are freeing the man.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
befreien + der Vogel
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Say who frees der Vogel.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We freedfree him from the smallsmall roomdas Zimmer.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the doordie Tür was openopen, the childrendas Kind, die Kinder freed the birdder Vogel.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She freed him because he could not get outaussteigen of the cardas Auto.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The womandie Frau who freed the dogder Hund liveslive next doornebenan.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We want to free the birdsder Vogel, die Vögel from their cagesder Käfig, die Käfige.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He triedversuchen to free the catdie Katze from the treeder Baum.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Can you free me from this boxdie Kiste?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
befreien + der Hund + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Say the dog freed the bird.
- 3Put the main-clause verb before its subject.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Who would you like to free, and why?
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one German sentence.
- 2Use befreien in the infinitive.
- 3Give a reason with a weil-clause.