Before you start
Meet lachen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How lachen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | lache | lachte |
| du | lachst | lachtest |
| er/sie/es | lacht | lachte |
| wir | lachen | lachten |
| ihr | lacht | lachtet |
| Sie | lachen | lachten |
Partizip II gelacht · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Das Kind lacht laut.The child laughs loudly.present tense main clause
- 2Wir haben gestern zusammen gelacht.We laughed together yesterday.Perfekt with haben
- 3Er lacht über den Witz.He laughs at the joke.laughing at a joke
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
lachen + der Film
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Say what you are laughing about.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I laughed at him yesterdaygestern.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When she tolderzählen the storydie Geschichte, we laughed.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She laughed because her brotherder Bruder fellfallen in the kitchendie Küche.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I laughed at the mander Mann who was wearingtragen a funnylustig hatder Hut.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
You must not laugh at them during the lessonder Unterricht.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He triedversuchen not to laugh when the dogder Hund ateessen his sandwichdas Sandwich.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Would you laugh if your friendder Freund mademachen that mistakeder Fehler?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
lachen + die Kinder + der Witz + dass
Your challenge
- 1Use lachen in a dass-clause.
- 2Say what the children are laughing about.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What makes you laugh?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence.
- 2Use the present tense and name something that makes you laugh.