Before you start
Meet passen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Verb family
Separable verbs built on passen
Add a prefix to passen and the meaning changes.
Forms
How passen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | passe | passte |
| du | passt | passtest |
| er/sie/es | passt | passte |
| wir | passen | passten |
| ihr | passt | passtet |
| Sie | passen | passten |
Partizip II gepasst · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Die Schuhe passen mir gut.The shoes fit me well.clothes fit
- 2Der Termin hat mir gestern gepasst.The appointment suited me yesterday.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich nehme das, wenn es dir passt.I’ll take it if it works for you.verb at the end after wenn
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
passen + der Mantel
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Say that the coat fits you, using a dative pronoun.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The shoesder Schuh, die Schuhe fit her yesterdaygestern.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When I was a childdas Kind, the roomdas Zimmer suited me, so I sleptschlafen there.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The newneu deskder Schreibtisch does not fit in our smallklein room because it is too widebreit.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The jacketdie Jacke that you boughtkaufen fits me.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
These shoesder Schuh, die Schuhe should fit him.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I want to try onanprobieren the dressdas Kleid to seesehen whether it fits me.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Do these trousersdie Hose, die Hosen fit you, or are they too smallklein?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
passen + die Schuhe + dass
Your challenge
- 1Use a dass-clause.
- 2Put the verb at the end of that clause.
- 3Use a dative pronoun for him.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What clothes fit you well? Answer in one German sentence.
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one sentence in the present tense.
- 2Name an item of clothing and say that it fits you.