Before you start
Meet fangen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Verb family
Separable verbs built on fangen
Add a prefix to fangen and the meaning changes.
Forms
How fangen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | fange | fing |
| du | fängst | fingst |
| er/sie/es | fängt | fing |
| wir | fangen | fingen |
| ihr | fangt | fingt |
| Sie | fangen | fingen |
Partizip II gefangen · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Der Hund fängt den Ball.The dog catches the ball.present main clause
- 2Ich habe gestern einen Fisch gefangen.I caught a fish yesterday.Perfekt with haben
- 3Sie sagt, dass der Hund den Ball fängt.She says that the dog catches the ball.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
fangen + der Ball
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I caught it before it hit the groundauf den Boden fallen.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When I was youngjung, I oftenoft caught frogsder Frosch, die Frösche.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We went to the lakeder See, die Seen because we wanted to catch fishder Fisch, die Fische.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The boyder Junge, die Jungen who caught the ballder Ball, die Bälle is my neighborder Nachbar, die Nachbarn.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The goalkeeperder Torwart, die Torwarte can catch the ballder Ball, die Bälle with one handdie Hand, die Hände.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She triedversuchen to catch the busder Bus, die Busse, but it was too latespät.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Could you have caught the ballder Ball, die Bälle?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
fangen + der Schmetterling + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Say that the butterfly flew fast.
- 3Put the clause's verb at the end.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What have you caught recently? Answer in one German sentence.
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using the Perfekt.
- 2Say what you caught recently.