Before you start
Meet führen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Verb family
Separable verbs built on führen
Add a prefix to führen and the meaning changes.
Forms
How führen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | führe | führte |
| du | führst | führtest |
| er/sie/es | führt | führte |
| wir | führen | führten |
| ihr | führt | führtet |
| Sie | führen | führten |
Partizip II geführt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich führe das Team.I lead the team.lead a team
- 2Sie hat den Hund nach Hause geführt.She led the dog home.Perfekt with haben
- 3Er bleibt ruhig, wenn er das Gespräch führt.He stays calm when he leads the conversation.verb at the end after wenn
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
führen + der Weg
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Say where the path leads.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
They have led us through the museumdas Museum.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When she led the groupdie Gruppe, everyone trustedvertrauen her.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He leads the companydie Firma because he knows the marketder Markt.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I spokesprechen with the womandie Frau who leads our projectdas Projekt.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Can you lead them to the stationder Bahnhof?
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She hopeshoffen to lead the newneu projectdas Projekt.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Would you lead the meetingdas Treffen tomorrowmorgen?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
führen + das Gespräch + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Put the clause's verb at the end.
- 3Use the simple past for führen.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What would you like to lead one day?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using führen.
- 2Say what you would like to lead one day.