Before you start
Meet bitten
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How bitten changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | bitte | bat |
| du | bittest | batest |
| er/sie/es | bittet | bat |
| wir | bitten | baten |
| ihr | bittet | batet |
| Sie | bitten | baten |
Partizip II gebeten · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich bitte dich um Wasser.I ask you for water.ask for something
- 2Wir haben den Lehrer um Hilfe gebeten.We asked the teacher for help.Perfekt with haben
- 3Sie bittet ihn, leise zu sein.She asks him to be quiet.ask someone to do something
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
bitten + der Vater + um Hilfe
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Ask der Vater for Hilfe.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I asked her for a glassdas Glas, die Gläser of waterdas Wasser.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When I was sickkrank, my motherdie Mutter asked the doctorder Arzt for helpdie Hilfe.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She asked her brotherder Bruder for moneydas Geld because she had nonekeiner, keine, keines.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The womandie Frau whom I asked for help lives next doornebenan.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
You can ask the teacherder Lehrer, die Lehrer for more timedie Zeit.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He asked me to helphelfen him.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
What did you ask your neighborder Nachbar, die Nachbarn for?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
bitten + der Chef + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Ask der Chef for a day off.
- 2Add an obwohl-clause explaining why it may be difficult.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Who do you ask for advice, and why?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using bitten.
- 2Say whom you ask and what you ask for.
- 3Give a reason with a weil-clause.