Before you start
Meet existieren
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How existieren changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | existiere | existierte |
| du | existierst | existiertest |
| er/sie/es | existiert | existierte |
| wir | existieren | existierten |
| ihr | existiert | existiertet |
| Sie | existieren | existierten |
Partizip II existiert · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Viele Tiere existieren im Wald.Many animals exist in the forest.present main clause
- 2Früher hat hier ein großes Haus existiert.A large house used to exist here.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich glaube, dass dieser kleine Laden noch existiert.I think this little shop still exists.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
existieren + der Dinosaurier
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Make der Dinosaurier the subject.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
It has existed for a long timelange.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the internetdas Internet did not exist, peopleder Mensch, die Menschen wrote lettersder Brief, die Briefe.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I was surprisedüberrascht because the smallklein shopder Laden no longer existed.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The housedas Haus that existed here was very oldalt.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
This problemdas Problem can exist in every familydie Familie.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
It is hardschwer to believeglauben that lifedas Leben exists on otherandere planetsder Planet, die Planeten.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Does a schooldie Schule like this still exist in your towndie Stadt?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
existieren + der Planet + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Say that der Planet exists.
- 2Add an obwohl-clause saying nobody can see it.
- 3Put the conjugated verb at the end of that clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What interesting thing exists near your home? Answer in one German sentence.
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one German sentence using existieren.
- 2Name something interesting and say it exists near your home.