Before you start
Meet erstrecken
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How erstrecken changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | erstrecke mich | erstreckte mich |
| du | erstreckst dich | erstrecktest dich |
| er/sie/es | erstreckt sich | erstreckte sich |
| wir | erstrecken uns | erstreckten uns |
| ihr | erstreckt euch | erstrecktet euch |
| Sie | erstrecken sich | erstreckten sich |
Partizip II erstreckt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Das Feld erstreckt sich bis zum Fluss.The field extends to the river.present, main clause
- 2Die Reise hat sich über drei Tage erstreckt.The trip lasted three days.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich sehe, dass sich der Park bis zum See erstreckt.I see that the park extends to the lake.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
sich erstrecken + der Park + der Fluss
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Say that the park extends as far as the river.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
It has now extended from the villagedas Dorf to the lakeder See.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When we were childrendas Kind, die Kinder, the forestder Wald extended behind our housedas Haus.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The beachder Strand is very longlang because it extends to the nextnächste villagedas Dorf.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We walkedgehen along the roaddie Straße that extends through the towndie Stadt.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The gardender Garten can extend as far as the oldalt walldie Mauer.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The parkder Park seems to extend to the riverder Fluss.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
How farweit does the beachder Strand extend?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
sich erstrecken + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Put the conjugated verb at the end of that clause.
- 3Add a main clause about a short walk.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What place near your home extends a long way? Answer in one German sentence.
Your challenge
- 1Name a place near your home.
- 2Use the target verb in the present tense.
- 3Say how far it extends.