Before you start
Meet neigen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How neigen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | neige | neigte |
| du | neigst | neigtest |
| er/sie/es | neigt | neigte |
| wir | neigen | neigten |
| ihr | neigt | neigtet |
| Sie | neigen | neigten |
Partizip II geneigt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Er neigt den Kopf.He bends his head.bend the head
- 2Der Baum hat sich im Wind geneigt.The tree leaned in the wind.Perfekt with haben
- 3Sie neigt dazu, lange zu warten.She tends to wait a long time.tendency with dazu
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
neigen + der Kopf
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use a reflexive pronoun.
- 3Say which way the head leans.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He has tended to do it aloneallein.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When she was a childdas Kind, she tended to get up earlyfrüh.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I tend to drink teader Tee because coffeeder Kaffee keeps me awakewach.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The boyder Junge who oftenoft leans over his phonedas Handy is my brotherder Bruder.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
You should not tend to worry aboutsich Sorgen machen um smallklein thingsdie Sache, die Sachen.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She leaned her headder Kopf to see the screender Bildschirm betterbesser.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Do you tend to take the busder Bus when it rains?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
neigen + der Kopf + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Put the verb at the end of that clause.
- 3Use neigen in the simple past and say which way the head moved.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What do you tend to do when you have free time?
Your challenge
- 1Answer with a wenn-clause.
- 2Use neigen to say what you tend to do.