Before you start
Meet erwischen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How erwischen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | erwische | erwischte |
| du | erwischst | erwischtest |
| er/sie/es | erwischt | erwischte |
| wir | erwischen | erwischten |
| ihr | erwischt | erwischtet |
| Sie | erwischen | erwischten |
Partizip II erwischt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich erwische den Ball.I catch the ball.catching a ball
- 2Der Mann hat den Bus noch erwischt.The man still caught the bus.Perfekt with haben
- 3Wenn ich dich hier erwische, musst du nach Hause gehen.If I catch you here, you have to go home.verb after wenn
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
erwischen + der Bus
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use der Bus as the object.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I caught him at the stationder Bahnhof yesterday.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When I arrived latespät, I stilltrotzdem caught the lastletzte busder Bus.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She caught the ballder Ball because it was coming straightdirekt toward her.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The trainder Zug that we caught was very crowdedvoll.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
You must catch the 8 o'clock busder Bus.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I tried to catch him, but he was too fastschnell.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Could we stillnoch catch the 6:10 trainder Zug if we left now?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
erwischen + der Zug + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Include an obwohl-clause.
- 2Use der Zug as the object of the target verb.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
When did you last manage to catch a bus just in time?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one German sentence.
- 2Use the target verb in the Perfekt.