Before you start
Meet fürchten
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How fürchten changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | fürchte | fürchtete |
| du | fürchtest | fürchtetest |
| er/sie/es | fürchtet | fürchtete |
| wir | fürchten | fürchteten |
| ihr | fürchtet | fürchtetet |
| Sie | fürchten | fürchteten |
Partizip II gefürchtet · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich fürchte den großen Hund.I’m afraid of the big dog.fear someone or something
- 2Sie hat vor dem Arztbesuch gefürchtet.She was afraid of the doctor’s visit.Perfekt with haben
- 3Er sagt, dass er den Regen fürchtet.He says that he is afraid of the rain.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
fürchten + der Hund
Your challenge
- 1Use fürchten in the present tense.
- 2Use der Hund as its object.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I feared him, but my brotherder Bruder helped me.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When she was littlesmall, she feared dogsder Hund, die Hunde, but now she likesmögen them.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He is afraid of the stormder Sturm because he is alonealone at home.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The mander Mann whom we feared liveswohnen next doornebenan.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She needn't fear the examdie Prüfung; her teacherder Lehrer · die Lehrerin (school) will help her.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He is afraid to go outausgehen alonealone at nightnachts.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Would you fear the dogder Hund if it came into the houseins Haus kommen?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
fürchten + der Chef + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Use der Chef as the object of fürchten.
- 3Put the verb at the end of the subordinate clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What are you afraid of, and why? Answer in one sentence.
Your challenge
- 1Answer with something you are afraid of.
- 2Use a weil-clause to give a reason.