Before you start
Meet müssen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How müssen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | muss | musste |
| du | musst | musstest |
| er/sie/es | muss | musste |
| wir | müssen | mussten |
| ihr | müsst | musstet |
| Sie | müssen | mussten |
Partizip II gemusst · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich muss heute arbeiten.I have to work today.present-tense obligation
- 2Wir mussten gestern früh nach Hause gehen.We had to go home early yesterday.Präteritum obligation
- 3Ich bleibe zu Hause, weil ich heute arbeiten muss.I’m staying home because I have to work today.verb at the end after weil
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
müssen + der Arzt
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Make der Arzt the subject.
- 3Say what the doctor has to do.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Yesterdaygestern I had to explainerklären it to her.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the busder Bus was lateverspätet, we had to take a taxiein Taxi nehmen.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She has to staybleiben at homezu Hause because her childdas Kind is illkrank.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The neighborder Nachbar who lives upstairsoben has to feedfüttern our catdie Katze.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We must be able to solvelösen this problemdas Problem todayheute.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I have to tryversuchen to get upaufstehen earlierfrüh tomorrowmorgen.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Would I have to paybezahlen for the ticketdas Ticket in cashbar?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
müssen + obwohl + der Zug
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Put the conjugated verb at the end of that clause.
- 3Say what you have to do despite this.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What do you have to do today?
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one sentence using müssen.
- 2Say what you have to do today.