Before you start
Meet kriechen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How kriechen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | krieche | kroch |
| du | kriechst | krochst |
| er/sie/es | kriecht | kroch |
| wir | kriechen | krochen |
| ihr | kriecht | krocht |
| Sie | kriechen | krochen |
Partizip II gekrochen · Perfekt with sein
Three examples
- 1Das Baby kriecht über den Boden.The baby crawls across the floor.present main clause
- 2Die Katze ist unter den Tisch gekrochen.The cat crawled under the table.Perfekt with sein
- 3Ich kann unter dem Zaun kriechen.I can crawl under the fence.modal verb
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
kriechen + der Hund
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Say where the dog crawls.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
It crawled under the beddas Bett.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When I was littlesmall, I crawled under the tableder Tisch, and my fatherder Vater laughedto laugh.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She is tiredtired because she crawled under the fenceder Zaun.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The littlesmall boyder Junge who crawled under the fenceder Zaun is my brotherder Bruder.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The babydas Baby can crawl alreadyalready, but it cannot walkto walk yetyet.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The catdie Katze triedto try to crawl through the openopen windowdas Fenster.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Did you seeto see how the childdas Kind crawled under the tableder Tisch?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
kriechen + obwohl + der Regen
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause about the rain.
- 2Use the present tense of kriechen.
- 3Say where the dog crawls.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Have you ever crawled under something to get it?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence.
- 2Use the Perfekt of kriechen.
- 3Say what you crawled under and why.