Before you start
Meet beschäftigen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How beschäftigen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | beschäftige | beschäftigte |
| du | beschäftigst | beschäftigtest |
| er/sie/es | beschäftigt | beschäftigte |
| wir | beschäftigen | beschäftigten |
| ihr | beschäftigt | beschäftigtet |
| Sie | beschäftigen | beschäftigten |
Partizip II beschäftigt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich beschäftige mich gern mit Musik.I like to spend time on music.reflexive present tense
- 2Der Laden hat drei Leute beschäftigt.The shop employed three people.Perfekt with haben
- 3Sie sagt, dass er sich mit dem Buch beschäftigt.She says that he is dealing with the book.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
sich beschäftigen + die Musik
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense and the reflexive verb.
- 2Say that you enjoy dealing with die Musik.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I have dealt with the problemdas Problem.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When I was a childdas Kind, I was busy with musicdie Musik every dayjeden Tag.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She is dealing with the emailsdie E-Mail, die E-Mails because she has timedie Zeit.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The mander Mann who works here is dealing with the new plander Plan.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We want to deal with the problemdas Problem tomorrowmorgen.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He has no timedie Zeit to deal with the lettersder Brief, die Briefe todayheute.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Why is the new jobder Job · die Arbeit keeping him so busy?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
sich beschäftigen + die Arbeit + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Put the conjugated verb at the end of that clause.
- 3Use a pronoun for die Arbeit after mit.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What do you like to occupy yourself with in your free time?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using the reflexive verb.
- 2Say what you like to occupy yourself with.