Before you start
Meet leiten
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Verb family
Separable verbs built on leiten
Add a prefix to leiten and the meaning changes.
Forms
How leiten changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | leite | leitete |
| du | leitest | leitetest |
| er/sie/es | leitet | leitete |
| wir | leiten | leiteten |
| ihr | leitet | leitetet |
| Sie | leiten | leiteten |
Partizip II geleitet · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich leite das Team.I lead the team.lead a team
- 2Sie hat das Gespräch geleitet.She led the conversation.Perfekt with haben
- 3Er kann die Gruppe leiten.He can lead the group.with a modal verb
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
leiten + die Gruppe
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use die Gruppe as the direct object.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I led them yesterdaygestern.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the busder Bus was latespät, she led us to the stationder Bahnhof.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He leads the teamdas Team because he knowskennen them wellgut.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The womandie Frau who leads our classdie Klasse liveswohnen near us.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We want to lead the groupdie Gruppe through the museumdas Museum.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She triedversuchen to lead them to the rightrichtig roomdas Zimmer.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Did you lead her to the doctorder Arzt yesterdaygestern?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
leiten + der Kurs + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Put the verb at the end of that clause.
- 3Use den Kurs as the direct object.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What would you like to lead, and why?
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one personal sentence.
- 2Use würde with the target verb.
- 3Give a reason with a weil-clause.