Before you start
Meet formen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How formen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | forme | formte |
| du | formst | formtest |
| er/sie/es | formt | formte |
| wir | formen | formten |
| ihr | formt | formtet |
| Sie | formen | formten |
Partizip II geformt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Die Kinder formen kleine Tiere.The children shape small animals.present tense main clause
- 2Der Wind hat den Schnee geformt.The wind has shaped the snow.Perfekt with haben
- 3Wir können den Teig mit den Händen formen.We can shape the dough with our hands.modal verb with infinitive
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
formen + der Teig
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use der Teig as the object.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She shaped the doughder Teig into a ballder Ball and gave it to me.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the childrendas Kind, die Kinder were smallklein, they shaped figuresdie Figur, die Figuren from snowder Schnee.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She shapes the doughder Teig by handmit der Hand because it is easiereinfach.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The artistder Künstler who shaped this figuredie Figur lives nearin der Nähe us.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Can you shape the doughder Teig into a smallklein heartdas Herz?
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He tried to shape the wetnass sandder Sand into a towerder Turm.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
How is this figuredie Figur formed from wooddas Holz?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
formen + die Kinder + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Put that clause's verb at the end.
- 3Use formen in the present tense in the main clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What do you like to shape in your free time? Answer in one German sentence using *formen*.
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one sentence using formen.
- 2Say what you like to shape.