Before you start
Meet leuchten
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How leuchten changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | leuchte | leuchtete |
| du | leuchtest | leuchtetest |
| er/sie/es | leuchtet | leuchtete |
| wir | leuchten | leuchteten |
| ihr | leuchtet | leuchtetet |
| Sie | leuchten | leuchteten |
Partizip II geleuchtet · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Die Lampe leuchtet hell.The lamp shines brightly.present-tense main clause
- 2Der Stern hat die ganze Nacht geleuchtet.The star shone all night.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich sehe, dass dein Handy noch leuchtet.I see that your phone is still glowing.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
leuchten + die Lampe
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Make die Lampe the subject.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The lightsdas Licht, die Lichter have shone all nightdie ganze Nacht.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the sundie Sonne shone, we went homenach Hause.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She turned off the lampdie Lampe because it was shining into her roomdas Zimmer.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The starder Stern that is shining aboveüber the housedas Haus is very brighthell.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The smallklein lamp can shine for hoursstundenlang.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He opened the curtainsder Vorhang, die Vorhänge to let the sundie Sonne shine into the roomdas Zimmer.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Would the lightsdas Licht, die Lichter shine brighterheller with newneu bulbsdie Glühbirne, die Glühbirnen?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
leuchten + der Mond + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Use der Mond as its subject.
- 3Add a main clause after the comma.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What light do you like seeing at night? Answer in one German sentence using *leuchten*.
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one German sentence using leuchten.
- 2Name a light you like seeing at night.