Before you start
Meet erlauben
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How erlauben changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | erlaube | erlaubte |
| du | erlaubst | erlaubtest |
| er/sie/es | erlaubt | erlaubte |
| wir | erlauben | erlaubten |
| ihr | erlaubt | erlaubtet |
| Sie | erlauben | erlaubten |
Partizip II erlaubt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Meine Mutter erlaubt mir das.My mother allows me to do that.present main clause
- 2Der Lehrer hat uns den Ausflug erlaubt.The teacher allowed us to go on the trip.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich gehe, wenn du es erlaubst.I’ll go if you allow it.verb at the end after wenn
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
erlauben + der Vater
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Say who the father allows to stay up longer.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
My parentsder Elternteil, die Eltern allowed me to staybleiben at homezu Hause yesterdaygestern.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When I was a childdas Kind, my motherdie Mutter allowed me to playspielen outsidedraußen.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He stayed at homezu Hause because his doctorder Arzt allowed him to restsich ausruhen.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The womandie Frau who lives next doornebenan allowed us to usebenutzen her gardender Garten.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The teacherder Lehrer must allow us to usebenutzen our phonesdas Handy, die Handys during the breakin der Pause.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She allowed him to borrowausleihen her bikedas Fahrrad so he could get to workzur Arbeit fahren.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Did your parentsder Elternteil, die Eltern allow you to gogehen to the partydie Party on Saturdayder Samstag?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
erlauben + obwohl + der Vater
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Use erlauben in the present tense.
- 3Add a main clause with the verb after the clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What would you allow a child to do at home? Answer in one German sentence.
Your challenge
- 1Answer with what you would allow a child to do.
- 2Use Konjunktiv II.