Before you start
Meet beweisen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How beweisen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | beweise | bewies |
| du | beweist | bewiesest |
| er/sie/es | beweist | bewies |
| wir | beweisen | bewiesen |
| ihr | beweist | bewieset |
| Sie | beweisen | bewiesen |
Partizip II bewiesen · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Sie beweist ihre Antwort mit einem Bild.She proves her answer with a picture.present tense
- 2Er hat seine Idee bewiesen.He proved his idea.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich weiß, dass sie die Wahrheit beweist.I know that she proves the truth.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
beweisen + die Wahrheit
Your challenge
- 1Use beweisen in the present tense.
- 2Include die Wahrheit.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Yesterdaygestern I proved the answerdie Antwort to him.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When she showedzeigen him the photodas Foto, he proved that he was rightrecht (in “be right”).
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We knowwissen he proved it because the teacherder Lehrer, die Lehrerin askedfragen him.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The letterder Brief that she showedzeigen us proves that he was herehier.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She must prove to them that she can do the workdie Arbeit.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He triedversuchen to prove to his parentsdie Eltern that the new plander neue Plan would workfunktionieren.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Could you prove to me that the storydie Geschichte is truewahr?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
beweisen + obwohl + der Vater
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Use beweisen in the present tense.
- 3Include der Vater.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Have you ever proved something to someone? What was it?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in the Perfekt.
- 2Say what you proved.
- 3Name the person you proved it to.