Before you start
Meet dauern
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How dauern changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | dauere | dauerte |
| du | dauerst | dauertest |
| er/sie/es | dauert | dauerte |
| wir | dauern | dauerten |
| ihr | dauert | dauertet |
| Sie | dauern | dauerten |
Partizip II gedauert · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Das Konzert dauert zwei Stunden.The concert lasts two hours.present main clause
- 2Der Film hat lange gedauert.The film took a long time.Perfekt with haben
- 3Wenn die Pause länger dauert, gehe ich nach Hause.If the break lasts longer, I’ll go home.verb at the end after wenn
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
dauern + der Film
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Say how long the film lasts.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The lessonder Unterricht · die Unterrichtsstunde lasted an hourdie Stunde, and I likedgefallen it.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the filmder Film lasted too longlange, we wentgehen homenach Hause.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We are tiredmüde because the tripdie Reise is taking so longlange.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The lessonder Unterricht · die Unterrichtsstunde, which lasted two hoursdie Stunde, die Stunden, was interestinginteressant.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The journeydie Fahrt can take three hoursdie Stunde, die Stunden.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
It took an hourdie Stunde to getkommen homenach Hause.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
How longlange did the meetingdas Treffen · die Besprechung (work) last?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
dauern + die Fahrt + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Use the simple past.
- 3Say that you stayed calm.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What took a long time for you recently?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using dauern.
- 2Use the Perfekt.
- 3Say what took a long time.