Before you start
Meet engagieren
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How engagieren changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | engagiere | engagierte |
| du | engagierst | engagiertest |
| er/sie/es | engagiert | engagierte |
| wir | engagieren | engagierten |
| ihr | engagiert | engagiertet |
| Sie | engagieren | engagierten |
Partizip II engagiert · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Die Stadt engagiert einen Arzt.The town hires a doctor.present tense, main clause
- 2Ich habe mich lange für den Sport engagiert.I was active in sports for a long time.Perfekt with haben
- 3Sie hilft Tieren, weil sie sich für sie engagieren will.She helps animals because she wants to get involved for them.verb at the end after weil
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
sich engagieren + der Verein
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use the reflexive form of the verb.
- 3Say what she gets involved in.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We engagedengagieren him for the partydie Party.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When he had more timedie Zeit, he volunteered, so his wifedie Frau was happyfroh.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She is involved in the clubder Verein because she wants to helphelfen childrendas Kind, die Kinder.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The mander Mann who works at our schooldie Schule volunteers for the sports clubder Sportverein.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We want to hire a singerdie Sängerin · der Sänger for our partydie Party.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He has decidedsich entscheiden to get involved at the schooldie Schule.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Could you get involved in the neighborhooddie Nachbarschaft?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
sich engagieren + der Vater + die Schule + dass
Your challenge
- 1Use a dass-clause.
- 2Say that your father gets involved for the school.
- 3Put the conjugated verb at the end of the clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What cause or group would you like to get involved in?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using the target verb.
- 2Name a cause or group you would get involved in.