Before you start
Meet drücken
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Verb family
Separable verbs built on drücken
Add a prefix to drücken and the meaning changes.
Forms
How drücken changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | drücke | drückte |
| du | drückst | drücktest |
| er/sie/es | drückt | drückte |
| wir | drücken | drückten |
| ihr | drückt | drücktet |
| Sie | drücken | drückten |
Partizip II gedrückt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich drücke den Knopf.I press the button.present main clause
- 2Der Schuh drückt.The shoe is pinching.shoe feels too tight
- 3Wenn du hier drückst, geht die Tür auf.If you press here, the door opens.verb after wenn
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
drücken + der Knopf
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use der Knopf as the object.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I pressed it twicezweimal yesterdaygestern.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the busder Bus, die Busse stoppedanhalten, I pressed the buttonder Knopf, die Knöpfe.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She pressed it because the doordie Tür, die Türen was closedgeschlossen.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The buttonder Knopf, die Knöpfe that she pressed is redrot.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
You must press the greengrün button before you leavegehen.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He pressed the buttonder Knopf, die Knöpfe to turn offausmachen the lightdas Licht, die Lichter.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Can you press it for me?
Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
drücken + der Knopf + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Put its verb at the end.
- 3Use a pronoun for der Knopf in the main clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
When do you press a button at home? Answer in one German sentence.
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one German sentence.
- 2Use drücken in the present tense.