Before you start
Meet lügen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How lügen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | lüge | log |
| du | lügst | logst |
| er/sie/es | lügt | log |
| wir | lügen | logen |
| ihr | lügt | logt |
| Sie | lügen | logen |
Partizip II gelogen · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Der Junge lügt oft.The boy often lies.present-tense main clause
- 2Ich habe gestern gelogen.I lied yesterday.Perfekt with haben
- 3Sie sagt nichts, weil sie lügt.She says nothing because she is lying.verb at the end after weil
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
lügen + der Mann
Your challenge
- 1Use der Mann as the subject.
- 2Use the present tense.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I lied about the moneydas Geld.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When he was a childdas Kind, he oftenoft lied.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She is angrywütend because he lied about the problemdas Problem.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The mander Mann who lied is my neighborder Nachbar.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
You must not lie about your agedas Alter.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He promisedversprechen not to lie againwieder.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Would you lie to protectschützen your friendder Freund?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
lügen + obwohl + krank
Your challenge
- 1Use lügen in the present tense.
- 2Add an obwohl-clause.
- 3Put the verb at the end of that clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Have you ever told a lie to protect someone? Answer in one German sentence using *lügen*.
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using lügen.
- 2Use the Perfekt.
- 3Give a reason with um … zu.