Before you start
Meet beobachten
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How beobachten changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | beobachte | beobachtete |
| du | beobachtest | beobachtetest |
| er/sie/es | beobachtet | beobachtete |
| wir | beobachten | beobachteten |
| ihr | beobachtet | beobachtetet |
| Sie | beobachten | beobachteten |
Partizip II beobachtet · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich beobachte die Kinder im Park.I watch the children in the park.present-tense main clause
- 2Wir haben gestern den Vogel beobachtet.We watched the bird yesterday.Perfekt with haben
- 3Wenn du genau beobachtest, siehst du den Fehler.If you watch closely, you will see the mistake.verb at the end after wenn
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
beobachten + der Vogel
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use der Vogel as the object.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I watched him in the parkder Park yesterday.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When we were at the lakeder See, we watched the ducksdie Ente, die Enten.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She stayedbleiben at homezu Hause because she watched the childrendas Kind, die Kinder.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The mander Mann who watches the birdsder Vogel, die Vögel liveswohnen next doornebenan.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We can watch the trainder Zug from our windowdas Fenster.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He wentgehen outsidenach draußen to watch the starsder Stern, die Sterne.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Would you watch the childrendas Kind, die Kinder while I shopeinkaufen?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
beobachten + die Katze + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Use die Katze as the object.
- 2Add an obwohl-clause.
- 3Put the verb at the end of that clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What do you like to watch at home?
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one sentence using beobachten.
- 2Say what you like to watch at home.