Before you start
Meet entschuldigen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How entschuldigen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | entschuldige | entschuldigte |
| du | entschuldigst | entschuldigtest |
| er/sie/es | entschuldigt | entschuldigte |
| wir | entschuldigen | entschuldigten |
| ihr | entschuldigt | entschuldigtet |
| Sie | entschuldigen | entschuldigten |
Partizip II entschuldigt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich entschuldige mich für den Fehler.I apologize for the mistake.present reflexive use
- 2Er hat sich bei seiner Mutter entschuldigt.He apologized to his mother.Perfekt with haben
- 3..., weil ich mich bei Anna entschuldigen muss.... because I have to apologize to Anna.verb at the end after weil
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
sich entschuldigen + der Fehler
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use the reflexive verb and für + accusative.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I apologized to her for the mistakeder Fehler.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When I arrivedankommen latespät, I apologized to them.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He apologized because he had forgottenvergessen her birthdayder Geburtstag.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She apologized to the mander Mann who had helpedhelfen her.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We must apologize to our neighborsder Nachbar, die Nachbarn for the noiseder Lärm.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He calledanrufen to apologize for being latezu spät sein.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Would you apologize to him for this?
Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
sich entschuldigen + obwohl + der Lehrer
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Say the teacher was not angry.
- 3Use the simple past for the apology.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
When did you last apologize, and to whom? Answer in one German sentence.
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using the Perfekt.
- 2Say when you apologized and to whom.