Before you start
Meet klingen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How klingen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | klinge | klang |
| du | klingst | klangst |
| er/sie/es | klingt | klang |
| wir | klingen | klangen |
| ihr | klingt | klangt |
| Sie | klingen | klangen |
Partizip II geklungen · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Das Lied klingt sehr schön.The song sounds very beautiful.sound pleasing
- 2Die Glocke hat laut geklungen.The bell rang loudly.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich denke, dass deine Idee gut klingt.I think your idea sounds good.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
klingen + der Plan
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Say how the plan sounds.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The songdas Lied sounded familiarvertraut to her.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the musicdie Musik startedanfangen, everyonealle sounded happyglücklich.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I stayedbleiben at homedas Zuhause because the noisedas Geräusch sounded strangeseltsam.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The mander Mann who calledanrufen sounded tiredmüde.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The answerdie Antwort can sound differentanders in another languagedie Sprache.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She triedversuchen to sound calmruhig so the childrendas Kind, die Kinder would not worrybeunruhigen.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Why does your voicedie Stimme sound so differentanders todayheute?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
klingen + das Essen + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Put the conjugated verb at that clause’s end.
- 3Add a main clause with a conjugated verb.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What kind of music sounds good to you?
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one German sentence using klingen.
- 2Say what kind of music sounds good to you.