Before you start
Meet bezahlen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How bezahlen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | bezahle | bezahlte |
| du | bezahlst | bezahltest |
| er/sie/es | bezahlt | bezahlte |
| wir | bezahlen | bezahlten |
| ihr | bezahlt | bezahltet |
| Sie | bezahlen | bezahlten |
Partizip II bezahlt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich bezahle die Rechnung heute.I’m paying the bill today.present tense
- 2Wir haben das Essen bezahlt.We paid for the meal.Perfekt with haben
- 3Sie sagt, dass ich die Karte bezahle.She says that I’m paying by card.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
bezahlen + die Rechnung
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use die Rechnung as the object.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I paid him yesterday.
Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the busder Bus arrivedankommen, we paid immediatelysofort.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She paid for the fooddas Essen because she had moneydas Geld.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The man who paid for our coffeeder Kaffee is my neighborder Nachbar.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We have to pay the billdie Rechnung today.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He savedsparen money to pay for the tripdie Reise.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Did you pay her for the ticketsdie Fahrkarte, die Fahrkarten?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
bezahlen + das Essen + dass
Your challenge
- 1Use das Essen as the object.
- 2Include a dass-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 usually pay for yourself?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using bezahlen.
- 2Use the present tense.
- 3Say what you usually pay for yourself.