Before you start
Meet erforschen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How erforschen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | erforsche | erforschte |
| du | erforschst | erforschtest |
| er/sie/es | erforscht | erforschte |
| wir | erforschen | erforschten |
| ihr | erforscht | erforschtet |
| Sie | erforschen | erforschten |
Partizip II erforscht · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Die Forscher erforschen den alten Wald.The researchers are exploring the old forest.present main clause
- 2Wir haben die Geschichte der Stadt erforscht.We investigated the history of the city.Perfekt with haben
- 3Sie sagt, dass sie das Meer erforscht.She says that she is exploring the sea.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
erforschen + der Wald
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use der Wald as the verb’s object.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We explored it togetherzusammen at the weekenddas Wochenende.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When she was a childdas Kind, she investigateduntersuchen the gardender Garten with her brotherder Bruder.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He is investigating the oldalt housedas Haus because it is emptyleer.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The bookdas Buch that they are investigating is in the librarydie Bibliothek.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
They want to explore the seadas Meer with their teacherder Lehrer · die Lehrerin.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I read manyviel booksdas Buch, die Bücher to investigate this questiondie Frage.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Could you investigate this problemdas Problem for me?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
erforschen + der Ozean + dass
Your challenge
- 1Use der Ozean as the object of erforschen.
- 2Include a dass-clause.
- 3Put the conjugated verb at the end of the dass-clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What would you like to investigate, and why?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one German sentence using erforschen.
- 2Give a reason with a weil-clause.