Before you start
Meet dürfen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How dürfen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | darf | durfte |
| du | darfst | durftest |
| er/sie/es | darf | durfte |
| wir | dürfen | durften |
| ihr | dürft | durftet |
| Sie | dürfen | durften |
Partizip II gedurft · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Du darfst hier sitzen.You may sit here.asking permission
- 2Wir durften gestern länger bleiben.We were allowed to stay longer yesterday.past permission
- 3Ich weiß, dass sie heute nicht darf.I know that she is not allowed to today.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
dürfen + der Hund
Your challenge
- 1Make der Hund the subject.
- 2Use the present tense of dürfen.
- 3Say what the dog is allowed to do.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We were allowed to bringmitbringen it.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When I was a childdas Kind, I was allowed to stay up latelange aufbleiben.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She may not come because she has to workarbeiten.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The roomder Raum where we are allowed to play is very small.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
You can take the busder Bus if you are allowed to leave earlyfrüh.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She hopeshoffen to be allowed to go homenach Hause gehen earlierfrüher.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Could I openöffnen the windowdas Fenster?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
dürfen + dass
Your challenge
- 1Start with a main clause expressing what you think.
- 2Add a dass-clause.
- 3Put dürfen at the end of that clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What were you allowed to do as a child?
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one sentence about your childhood.
- 2Use the simple past of dürfen.