Before you start
Meet locken
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How locken changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | locke | lockte |
| du | lockst | locktest |
| er/sie/es | lockt | lockte |
| wir | locken | lockten |
| ihr | lockt | locktet |
| Sie | locken | lockten |
Partizip II gelockt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Der Hund lockt die Katze mit einem Ball.The dog lures the cat with a ball.present main clause
- 2Das Essen hat viele Gäste ins Haus gelockt.The food attracted many guests to the house.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich komme, wenn du mich mit Musik lockst.I’ll come if you attract me with music.verb at the end after wenn
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
locken + der Duft
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Say what the smell attracts and where it goes.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The smellder Duft drew him into the kitchendie Küche.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the doordie Tür was openoffen, the smellder Duft drew them into the kitchendie Küche.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We went to the marketder Markt because the freshfrisch breaddas Brot attracted us there.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The dogder Hund that attracted the childrendas Kind, die Kinder was in the gardender Garten.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The brighthell signdas Schild can attract manyviele peopledie Leute to this shopder Laden.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She openedöffnen the windowdas Fenster to attract the birdsder Vogel, die Vögel.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Who did you draw into the housedas Haus yesterdaygestern?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
locken + der Rabatt + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Use the present tense for locken.
- 3Add a main clause after the subordinate clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What attracts you to a place you like? Answer in one German sentence using the verb.
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one German sentence using locken.
- 2Say what attracts you and where it draws you.