Before you start
Meet fressen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How fressen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | fresse | fraß |
| du | frisst | fraßest |
| er/sie/es | frisst | fraß |
| wir | fressen | fraßen |
| ihr | fresst | fraßt |
| Sie | fressen | fraßen |
Partizip II gefressen · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Der Hund frisst schnell.The dog eats quickly.present tense
- 2Die Katze hat das Futter gefressen.The cat ate the food.Perfekt with haben
- 3Weil die Kühe Gras fressen, sind sie ruhig.Because the cows eat grass, they are calm.verb at the end after weil
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
fressen + der Hund
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Make der Hund the subject.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The dogder Hund has already eaten it.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the dogder Hund was hungryhungrig, it ate quicklyschnell.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The catdie Katze was hungryhungrig because it ate nothing.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The dogder Hund ate the fooddas Futter that I gavegeben him.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The dogder Hund must eat the meatdas Fleisch that I boughtkaufen for him.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The catdie Katze is trying to eat the fishder Fisch quietly.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Would the dogder Hund eat this fooddas Futter if it were coldkalt?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
fressen + das Pferd + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Use the present tense.
- 3Include das Pferd and what it eats.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Which animal would you like to watch eating?
Your challenge
- 1Name an animal you would like to watch.
- 2Use the target verb in a wie-clause.