Before you start
Meet lauschen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How lauschen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | lausche | lauschte |
| du | lauschst | lauschtest |
| er/sie/es | lauscht | lauschte |
| wir | lauschen | lauschten |
| ihr | lauscht | lauschtet |
| Sie | lauschen | lauschten |
Partizip II gelauscht · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich lausche dem Vogel.I listen to the bird.present main clause
- 2Wir haben gestern dem Radio gelauscht.Yesterday, we listened to the radio.Perfekt with haben
- 3Sie bleibt still, weil sie ihrer Mutter lauscht.She stays quiet because she is listening to her mother.verb at the end after weil
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
lauschen + der Regen
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use der Regen as a dative object.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I listened to him yesterdaygestern.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the musicdie Musik beganbeginnen, we listened quietlyleise.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She was quietstill because she was listening to the babydas Baby.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The songdas Lied that we listened to yesterday was beautifulschön.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The childrendas Kind, die Kinder want to listen to the birdsder Vogel, die Vögel in the gardender Garten.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He closedschließen the windowdas Fenster to listen to the rainder Regen.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Did you listen to the teacherder Lehrer during the lessonder Unterricht?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
lauschen + der Vogel + dass
Your challenge
- 1Use a dass-clause.
- 2Use der Vogel as a dative object.
- 3Put the conjugated verb at the end of the dass-clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What sounds do you enjoy listening to at home?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using the present tense.
- 2Name a sound you enjoy listening to at home.