Before you start
Meet lehren
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How lehren changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | lehre | lehrte |
| du | lehrst | lehrtest |
| er/sie/es | lehrt | lehrte |
| wir | lehren | lehrten |
| ihr | lehrt | lehrtet |
| Sie | lehren | lehrten |
Partizip II gelehrt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich lehre Kinder Deutsch.I teach children German.present main clause
- 2Meine Mutter hat mich Schwimmen gelehrt.My mother taught me swimming.Perfekt with haben
- 3Der Lehrer lehrt uns, wie man liest.The teacher teaches us how to read.clause with wie
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
lehren + der Lehrer + Deutsch
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Say who receives the lesson.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She taught them GermanDeutsch last yearletztes Jahr.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When I was a childdas Kind, my grandfatherder Großvater taught me to swimschwimmen.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He teaches her German because she wants to workarbeiten in GermanyDeutschland.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The womandie Frau who taught us FrenchFranzösisch lives next doornebenan.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The teacherder Lehrer must teach the childrendas Kind, die Kinder the newneu wordsdas Wort, die Wörter today.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I am trying to teach my sonder Sohn to ride a bikeFahrrad fahren.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Could you teach me to cookkochen this dishdas Gericht?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
lehren + die Mutter + Englisch + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Use the present tense.
- 3Say whom she teaches and what she teaches.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What would you like to teach someone in your family?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using lehren.
- 2Say what you would teach and whom you would teach.