Before you start
Meet fahren
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Verb family
Separable verbs built on fahren
Add a prefix to fahren and the meaning changes.
Forms
How fahren changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | fahre | fuhr |
| du | fährst | fuhrst |
| er/sie/es | fährt | fuhr |
| wir | fahren | fuhren |
| ihr | fahrt | fuhrt |
| Sie | fahren | fuhren |
Partizip II gefahren · Perfekt with sein
Three examples
- 1Ich fahre jeden Morgen mit dem Bus zur Arbeit.I take the bus to work every morning.present tense, main clause
- 2Wir sind gestern nach Berlin gefahren.We went to Berlin yesterday.Perfekt with sein
- 3Ich bin müde, wenn ich lange fahre.I get tired when I drive for a long time.verb at the end after wenn
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
fahren + der Bus
Your challenge
- 1Use der Bus as the subject.
- 2Use the present tense.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I drove him to workdie Arbeit yesterday.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When I was a childdas Kind, I oftenoft went to schooldie Schule by busder Bus.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We are taking the trainder Zug because our cardas Auto is brokenkaputt.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The mander Mann who drives us to work lives next doornebenan.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Can you drive me to the stationder Bahnhof?
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She is learning to drive because she wants to visit her familydie Familie.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When will you drive to the airportder Flughafen?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
fahren + das Fahrrad + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Use the present tense of the target verb in the main clause.
- 3Say where she rides the bike.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Where would you like to drive on your next day off?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using the target verb.
- 2Use würde to say where you would like to go.