Before you start
Meet erschießen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How erschießen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | erschieße | erschoss |
| du | erschießt | erschossest |
| er/sie/es | erschießt | erschoss |
| wir | erschießen | erschossen |
| ihr | erschießt | erschosst |
| Sie | erschießen | erschossen |
Partizip II erschossen · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Im Film erschießt der Mann den König.In the film, the man shoots the king dead.present main clause
- 2Der Jäger hat das Tier erschossen.The hunter shot the animal dead.Perfekt with haben
- 3Er sagt, dass der Soldat den Feind erschießen will.He says that the soldier wants to shoot the enemy dead.infinitive after modal verb
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
erschießen + der Räuber
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Make der Räuber the direct object.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The police officerder Polizist, die Polizisten shot him yesterdaygestern.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the robberder Räuber, die Räuber ran awayweglaufen, the police officerder Polizist, die Polizisten shot him.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The hunterder Jäger, die Jäger shot the deerdas Reh, die Rehe because it was badly injuredschwer verletzt.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The mander Mann, die Männer whom the police officerder Polizist, die Polizisten shot was wantedgesucht.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The soldierder Soldat, die Soldaten had to shoot the attackerder Angreifer, die Angreifer.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The hunterder Jäger, die Jäger took his rifledas Gewehr, die Gewehre to shoot a wild boardas Wildschwein, die Wildschweine.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Would the police officerder Polizist, die Polizisten have shot him if he had seen the knifedas Messer, die Messer?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
erschießen + der Täter + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Use the simple past for erschießen.
- 3Include der Täter as the subject of the subordinate clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
In a film or book, who gets shot dead?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence about a film or book.
- 2Use erschießen in the present tense.