Before you start
Meet klingeln
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How klingeln changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | klingele | klingelte |
| du | klingelst | klingeltest |
| er/sie/es | klingelt | klingelte |
| wir | klingeln | klingelten |
| ihr | klingelt | klingeltet |
| Sie | klingeln | klingelten |
Partizip II geklingelt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Das Telefon klingelt laut.The phone is ringing loudly.present main clause
- 2Gestern hat das Telefon zweimal geklingelt.The phone rang twice yesterday.Perfekt with haben
- 3Wenn es klingelt, öffne ich die Tür.When the doorbell rings, I open the door.verb at the end after wenn
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
klingeln + das Telefon
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Make das Telefon the subject.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The doorbelldie Türklingel rang, and I heardhören it.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the phonedas Telefon rang, we were eating dinnerzu Abend essen.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She stayed awakewach bleiben because the belldie Klingel rang twicezweimal.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The mander Mann who rang at our doordie Tür was my neighborder Nachbar.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
You have to ring the bell before you come inhereinkommen.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He was afraidAngst haben to ring at my doordie Tür.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Did you ring at my doordie Tür yesterdaygestern?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
klingeln + das Telefon + dass
Your challenge
- 1Start with Ich glaube.
- 2Use dass and make das Telefon the subject.
- 3Put the conjugated verb at the end of the dass-clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
When do you ring someone? Answer in one German sentence using the target verb.
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one sentence using the present tense.
- 2Say whom you ring and when.