Before you start
Meet besetzen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How besetzen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | besetze | besetzte |
| du | besetzt | besetztest |
| er/sie/es | besetzt | besetzte |
| wir | besetzen | besetzten |
| ihr | besetzt | besetztet |
| Sie | besetzen | besetzten |
Partizip II besetzt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Die Polizei besetzt das Haus.The police occupy the house.present tense, main clause
- 2Die Firma hat viele Stellen besetzt.The company has filled many positions.Perfekt with haben
- 3Weil die Armee die Stadt besetzt, bleiben wir zu Hause.Because the army occupies the city, we stay at home.verb at the end after weil
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
besetzen + der Platz
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use der Platz as the object.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We have already occupiedbesetzen it.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the guestsder Gast, die Gäste arrived, they occupied the seatsder Platz, die Plätze.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She movedsich woanders hinsetzen because someonejemand had occupied her seatder Platz.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The roomdas Zimmer that they occupied is next to the kitchendie Küche.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The studentsder Schüler, die Schüler can occupy these seatsder Platz, die Plätze.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She triedversuchen to occupy the emptyfrei seatder Platz.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Who occupied my chairder Stuhl?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
besetzen + das Büro + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Use the simple past for besetzen.
- 3Add a contrasting main clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Would you like to fill a job opening? Answer in one sentence.
Your challenge
- 1Answer the question in one sentence.
- 2Use besetzen with a job opening.