Before you start
Meet entgehen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How entgehen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | entgehe | entging |
| du | entgehst | entgingst |
| er/sie/es | entgeht | entging |
| wir | entgehen | entgingen |
| ihr | entgeht | entgingt |
| Sie | entgehen | entgingen |
Partizip II entgangen · Perfekt with sein
Three examples
- 1Der Hund entgeht dem Mann.The dog escapes the man.present-tense escape
- 2Der Hund ist dem Mann entgangen.The dog escaped the man.Perfekt with sein
- 3Du kannst dem Regen nicht entgehen.You cannot escape the rain.modal verb with infinitive
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
entgehen + der Fehler
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use a dative pronoun for yourself.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The mistakeder Fehler escaped me.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When I readlesen the listdie Liste, one nameder Name escaped me.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She missedbemerken the mistakeder Fehler because it escaped her.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The detaildas Detail that escaped me was importantwichtig.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
You must not miss this chancedie Chance.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She triedversuchen to escape the noiseder Lärm.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Did the mistakeder Fehler escape you too?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
entgehen + der Fehler + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 3Use der Fehler as the thing that escapes notice.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Has an important detail ever escaped you? Answer in one German sentence using the verb.
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one sentence in the Perfekt.
- 2Say that an important detail escaped you.