Before you start
Meet fordern
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Verb family
Separable verbs built on fordern
Add a prefix to fordern and the meaning changes.
Forms
How fordern changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | fordere | forderte |
| du | forderst | fordertest |
| er/sie/es | fordert | forderte |
| wir | fordern | forderten |
| ihr | fordert | fordertet |
| Sie | fordern | forderten |
Partizip II gefordert · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Die Lehrerin fordert Ruhe.The teacher demands silence.present main clause
- 2Der Chef hat mehr Zeit gefordert.The boss demanded more time.Perfekt with haben
- 3Die Firma fordert, dass wir pünktlich kommen.The company demands that we arrive on time.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
fordern + der Chef
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Say what the boss demands.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We demanded the moneydas Geld from him yesterdaygestern.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the bossder Chef demanded more moneydas Geld, the workersder Arbeiter, die Arbeiter became angrywütend.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She demands more timedie Zeit because she has a lotviel of workdie Arbeit.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
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The mander Mann who demanded the moneydas Geld is my neighborder Nachbar.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The childrendas Kind, die Kinder can demand an answerdie Antwort from their teacherder Lehrer · die Lehrerin.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He called for a meetingdas Treffen to solvelösen the problemdas Problem.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Would you demand an explanationdie Erklärung from her?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
fordern + die Eltern + dass
Your challenge
- 1Use a dass-clause.
- 2Put its conjugated verb at the end.
- 3Say what the parents want the school to do.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What would you demand if you could change one thing at your school?
Your challenge
- 1Answer with a wenn-clause.
- 2Use fordern in your answer.
- 3Say what you would demand.