Before you start
Meet begrüßen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How begrüßen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | begrüße | begrüßte |
| du | begrüßt | begrüßtest |
| er/sie/es | begrüßt | begrüßte |
| wir | begrüßen | begrüßten |
| ihr | begrüßt | begrüßtet |
| Sie | begrüßen | begrüßten |
Partizip II begrüßt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich begrüße meine neue Nachbarin.I greet my new neighbor.greeting a neighbor
- 2Wir haben den Lehrer begrüßt.We greeted the teacher.Perfekt with haben
- 3Sie freut sich, dass er die Gäste begrüßt.She is glad that he greets the guests.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
begrüßen + der Nachbar
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Greet der Nachbar.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I greeted him at the doordie Tür yesterdaygestern.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When she arrivedankommen, we greeted her.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He greeted them because they were newneu.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The womandie Frau who greeted us worksarbeiten at my schooldie Schule.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
You must greet your guestsder Gast, die Gäste before dinnerdas Abendessen.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She triedversuchen to greet the newneu teacherder Lehrer.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The guestsder Gast, die Gäste are greeted at the doordie Tür.
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
begrüßen + die Lehrerin + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Put its verb at the end.
- 3Greet die Lehrerin in the present tense.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Who do you usually greet first when you arrive at work or school?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using begrüßen.
- 2Include a person you usually greet.