Before you start
Meet begeben
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How begeben changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | begebe mich | begab mich |
| du | begibst dich | begabst dich |
| er/sie/es | begibt sich | begab sich |
| wir | begeben uns | begaben uns |
| ihr | begebt euch | begabt euch |
| Sie | begeben sich | begaben sich |
Partizip II begeben · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich begebe mich jetzt auf den Weg.I’m setting off now.present, setting off
- 2Er hat sich in große Gefahr begeben.He put himself in great danger.Perfekt, danger
- 3Wenn sie sich zur Arbeit begibt, ist es noch dunkel.When she sets off for work, it is still dark.verb at the end after wenn
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
sich begeben + der Park
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense and a reflexive pronoun.
- 2Say where he goes.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I went homenach Hause after workdie Arbeit.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the trainder Zug arrivedankommen, we went to the stationder Bahnhof.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She went to the doctorder Arzt because she felt sickkrank.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The placeder Ort where we went was very quietruhig.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
You must go to the exitder Ausgang now.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She decidedbeschließen to go to the hospitaldas Krankenhaus.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Where did they go after the concertdas Konzert?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
sich begeben + der Weg + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Use the simple past in the main clause.
- 3Say that he set off.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Where do you go when you want to relax?
Your challenge
- 1Answer with a wenn-clause.
- 2Use sich begeben to say where you go.