Before you start
Meet drohen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How drohen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | drohe | drohte |
| du | drohst | drohtest |
| er/sie/es | droht | drohte |
| wir | drohen | drohten |
| ihr | droht | drohtet |
| Sie | drohen | drohten |
Partizip II gedroht · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Der Hund droht dem Mann.The dog threatens the man.threatening a person
- 2Er hat mir gestern gedroht.He threatened me yesterday.Perfekt with haben
- 3Wenn du nicht gehst, droht dir Ärger.If you don’t leave, trouble is coming your way.verb in a wenn-clause
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
drohen + der Nachbar
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Say who is threatened.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He threatened her yesterdaygestern.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the bossder Chef threatened him, he leftverlassen the roomder Raum.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She is afraidängstlich because the dogder Hund threatened her.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I knowkennen the mander Mann who threatened themihnen.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He sayssagen he must threaten the thiefder Dieb.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He threatened to callrufen the policedie Polizei.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Would you threaten him if he tooknehmen your bikedas Fahrrad?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
drohen + der Sturm + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Put the verb at the end of that clause.
- 3Add a main clause saying we go for a walk.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Have you ever threatened to stop doing something? Why?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using the Perfekt.
- 2Use drohen with a zu-infinitive.
- 3Give a reason in a weil-clause.