Before you start
Meet bilden
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Verb family
Separable verbs built on bilden
Add a prefix to bilden and the meaning changes.
Forms
How bilden changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | bilde | bildete |
| du | bildest | bildetest |
| er/sie/es | bildet | bildete |
| wir | bilden | bildeten |
| ihr | bildet | bildetet |
| Sie | bilden | bildeten |
Partizip II gebildet · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Die Kinder bilden einen Kreis.The children form a circle.present, form a circle
- 2Wir haben eine Gruppe gebildet.We formed a group.Perfekt with haben
- 3Es ist gut, dass wir ein Team bilden.It is good that we form a team.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
bilden + der Kreis
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use der Kreis as the thing being formed.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She formed a circleder Kreis and paintedmalen it.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When I was at schooldie Schule, we formed a banddie Band.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We are forming a circleder Kreis because everyonealle wants to seesehen.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The groupdie Gruppe that formed yesterdaygestern is meetingsich treffen at my housedas Haus.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We can form a teamdas Team with them.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She hopeshoffen to form a smallklein group for the tripdie Reise.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Could you form a groupdie Gruppe with us?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
bilden + die Schüler + eine Gruppe + dass
Your challenge
- 1Use a dass-clause.
- 2Put the verb at the end of that clause.
- 3Include die Schüler and eine Gruppe.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
How do you educate yourself in your free time?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using bilden reflexively.
- 2Say how you educate yourself.