Before you start
Meet erweitern
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How erweitern changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | erweitere | erweiterte |
| du | erweiterst | erweitertest |
| er/sie/es | erweitert | erweiterte |
| wir | erweitern | erweiterten |
| ihr | erweitert | erweitertet |
| Sie | erweitern | erweiterten |
Partizip II erweitert · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Wir erweitern unser Haus.We are expanding our house.present main clause
- 2Die Stadt hat den Park erweitert.The city has expanded the park.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich weiß, dass wir den Garten erweitern können.I know that we can expand the garden.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
erweitern + die Küche
Your challenge
- 1Use erweitern in the present tense.
- 2Use die Küche as the object.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We expanded it last yearletztes Jahr.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the shopder Laden got biggergroß, it offered more fooddas Essen.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She expanded the roomdas Zimmer because her familydie Familie needed more spaceder Platz.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The companydie Firma that expanded its shopder Laden hired more peopledie Leute.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We want to expand our gardender Garten next yearnächstes Jahr.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He savedsparen moneydas Geld to expand his smallklein cafédas Café.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Could you expand the textder Text a littleein wenig for me?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
erweitern + das Angebot + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Put the conjugated verb at the end of that clause.
- 3Use erweitern in the present tense in the main clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What would you like to expand at home? Answer in one German sentence.
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one German sentence using erweitern.
- 2Say what you would like to expand at home.