Before you start
Meet grinsen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How grinsen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | grinse | grinste |
| du | grinst | grinstest |
| er/sie/es | grinst | grinste |
| wir | grinsen | grinsten |
| ihr | grinst | grinstet |
| Sie | grinsen | grinsten |
Partizip II gegrinst · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Das Kind grinst.The child grins.present tense
- 2Er hat über den Witz gegrinst.He grinned at the joke.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich sehe, dass sie grinst.I see that she is grinning.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
grinsen + der Junge
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Make der Junge the subject.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I grinned when I sawsehen him.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the busder Bus arrivedankommen, everyonealle grinned.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She grinned because the childdas Kind was funnylustig.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The mander Mann who satsitzen next to me grinned.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
You must not grin during dinnerdas Abendessen.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She triedversuchen to grin for the photodas Foto.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Why are you grinning at me?
Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
grinsen + der Witz + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Put the verb at the end of that clause.
- 3Use der Witz as the reason the boy grinned.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
When do you usually grin?
Your challenge
- 1Answer with a wenn-clause.
- 2Say when you usually grin.