Before you start
Meet können
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How können changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | kann | konnte |
| du | kannst | konntest |
| er/sie/es | kann | konnte |
| wir | können | konnten |
| ihr | könnt | konntet |
| Sie | können | konnten |
Partizip II gekonnt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich kann heute lange schlafen.I can sleep in late today.present-tense ability
- 2Sie konnte gestern nicht kommen.She could not come yesterday.Präteritum ability
- 3Wir können heute zu Hause bleiben.We can stay at home today.modal verb with infinitive
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
können + der Computer
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Say what the computer can do.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I was able to helphelfen him yesterdaygestern.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When I was six, I could already swimschwimmen.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She can't comekommen because she has to workarbeiten today.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The mander Mann who can speaksprechen threedrei languagesdie Sprache, die Sprachen worksarbeiten here.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We could takenehmen the earlierfrüher trainder Zug.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I hopehoffen to be able to visitbesuchen them next yearnächstes Jahr.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Can you explainerklären it to me?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
können + dass + das Problem
Your challenge
- 1Use dass after a thinking or speaking verb.
- 2Put the conjugated verb at the end of the dass-clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What could you do well as a child?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using the simple past.
- 2Say one thing you could do well.