Before you start
Meet haben
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Verb family
Separable verbs built on haben
Add a prefix to haben and the meaning changes.
Forms
How haben changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | habe | hatte |
| du | hast | hattest |
| er/sie/es | hat | hatte |
| wir | haben | hatten |
| ihr | habt | hattet |
| Sie | haben | hatten |
Partizip II gehabt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich habe einen Hund.I have a dog.possession in the present
- 2Er hatte gestern Geburtstag.It was his birthday yesterday.Präteritum for an event
- 3Sie sagt, dass sie Hunger hat.She says that she is hungry.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
haben + der Hund + der Ball
Your challenge
- 1Use haben in the present tense.
- 2Put the subject before the verb and the object after it.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I had it yesterdaygestern, but I gavegeben it to her.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When he was youngjung, he had more free timedie Freizeit.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She stayedbleiben homezu Hause because she had a headacheder Kopfschmerz, die Kopfschmerzen.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The man who has the keysder Schlüssel, die Schlüssel liveswohnen next doornebenan.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We must have patiencedie Geduld, although the waitdie Wartezeit is longlang.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I have to finishfertig machen it todayheute to helphelfen them tomorrowmorgen.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Would you have timedie Zeit to helphelfen me this afternoonheute Nachmittag?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
haben + sie + Zeit + dass
Your challenge
- 1Use haben in the present tense.
- 2Include a dass-clause with its verb at the end.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What do you have planned for this weekend? Answer in one German sentence using haben.
Your challenge
- 1Answer with a present-tense form of haben.
- 2Say what you have planned for this weekend.