Before you start
Meet gestehen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How gestehen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | gestehe | gestand |
| du | gestehst | gestandest |
| er/sie/es | gesteht | gestand |
| wir | gestehen | gestanden |
| ihr | gesteht | gestandet |
| Sie | gestehen | gestanden |
Partizip II gestanden · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Er gesteht seinen Fehler.He admits his mistake.admitting a mistake
- 2Sie hat ihrer Mutter die Wahrheit gestanden.She confessed the truth to her mother.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich muss gestehen, dass ich Angst habe.I have to admit that I am afraid.after a modal verb
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
gestehen + der Fehler
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use der Fehler as the accusative object.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I confessed it to her yesterdaygestern.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When he confessed it to me, I was surprisedüberrascht.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She is worriedbesorgt because she confessed everythingalles to her motherdie Mutter.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The mander Mann who confessed the mistakeder Fehler is my neighborder Nachbar.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
You must confess the truthdie Wahrheit to him.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He was afraidAngst haben to confess the mistakeder Fehler to us.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Would you confess it to your parentsdie Eltern?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
gestehen + dass + du müde bist
Your challenge
- 1Start with a main clause using gestehen.
- 2Add a dass-clause saying you are tired.
- 3Put the conjugated verb at the end of the dass-clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What is something you could confess to a friend?
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one sentence using gestehen.
- 2Say what you could confess to a friend.