Before you start
Meet motivieren
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How motivieren changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | motiviere | motivierte |
| du | motivierst | motiviertest |
| er/sie/es | motiviert | motivierte |
| wir | motivieren | motivierten |
| ihr | motiviert | motiviertet |
| Sie | motivieren | motivierten |
Partizip II motiviert · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Die Musik motiviert mich zum Lernen.The music motivates me to study.present tense main clause
- 2Meine Lehrerin hat mich motiviert.My teacher motivated me.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich hoffe, dass der Film mich motiviert.I hope the film motivates me.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
motivieren + der Sohn
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use der Sohn as the direct object.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I motivated him yesterdaygestern.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When she motivated me, I workedarbeiten longerlang.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He is happyglücklich because his teacherder Lehrer motivates him.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I know a womandie Frau who motivates childrendas Kind, die Kinder at schooldie Schule.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We want to motivate them to learnlernen GermanDeutsch.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She calledanrufen me to motivate me before the testder Test.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Could you motivate her to exerciseSport machen moreviel?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
motivieren + der Kollege + dass
Your challenge
- 1Include a dass-clause.
- 2Use der Kollege as the subject of that clause.
- 3Put the conjugated verb at the end of the dass-clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What motivates you to learn German? Answer in one German sentence using the verb.
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one sentence using the target verb.
- 2Say what motivates you to learn German.