Before you start
Meet behaupten
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How behaupten changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | behaupte | behauptete |
| du | behauptest | behauptetest |
| er/sie/es | behauptet | behauptete |
| wir | behaupten | behaupteten |
| ihr | behauptet | behauptetet |
| Sie | behaupten | behaupteten |
Partizip II behauptet · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich behaupte, das Wetter ist heute gut.I claim the weather is nice today.present-tense main clause
- 2Er hat gestern behauptet, ich war dort.He claimed yesterday that I was there.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich weiß nicht, ob sie das wirklich behauptet.I don't know whether she really claims that.verb at the end after ob
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
behaupten + der Bruder
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Say that he is at home in a dass-clause.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He claimed it yesterdaygestern.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When I was a childdas Kind, my brother claimed that he could flyfliegen.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She stayed homezu Hause because she claimed that she was sickkrank.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The mander Mann who claimed that he knew my fatherder Vater lives next doornebenan.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
You must not claim that you sawsehen them.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She triedversuchen to claim that the fooddas Essen was goodgut.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Would you claim that you knewkennen him?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
behaupten + die Schwester + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Use the Präteritum for the target verb.
- 3Add a dass-clause stating that she finished the work.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What would you claim about a place you know well?
Your challenge
- 1Answer with a claim about a place you know well.
- 2Use a dass-clause.