Before you start
Meet erwidern
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How erwidern changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | erwidere | erwiderte |
| du | erwiderst | erwidertest |
| er/sie/es | erwidert | erwiderte |
| wir | erwidern | erwiderten |
| ihr | erwidert | erwidertet |
| Sie | erwidern | erwiderten |
Partizip II erwidert · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Er erwidert nichts.He says nothing in reply.present main clause
- 2Sie hat seinen Gruß freundlich erwidert.She returned his greeting politely.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich glaube, dass er nichts erwidert.I think that he says nothing in reply.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
erwidern + der Gruß
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use der Gruß as the thing she replies to.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I replied to her that I was readybereit.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When he calledanrufen me, I replied at oncesofort.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I replied because his answerdie Antwort was wrongfalsch.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I replied to the boyder Junge who said that.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
You can reply to him that the shopdas Geschäft is closedgeschlossen.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She triedversuchen to reply, but she was too tiredmüde.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
What did you reply when your friendder Freund asked about dinnerdas Abendessen?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
erwidern + dass
Your challenge
- 1Use a dass-clause.
- 2Put the conjugated verb at the end of that clause.
- 3Say that he agreed.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What would you reply if someone said you were late?
Your challenge
- 1Answer with a wenn-clause.
- 2Use würde to say what you would reply.
- 3Give your reply in a dass-clause.