Before you start
Meet passieren
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How passieren changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | passiere | passierte |
| du | passierst | passiertest |
| er/sie/es | passiert | passierte |
| wir | passieren | passierten |
| ihr | passiert | passiertet |
| Sie | passieren | passierten |
Partizip II passiert · Perfekt with sein
Three examples
- 1Was passiert hier?What is happening here?present-tense question
- 2Gestern ist ein kleines Missgeschick passiert.A small mishap happened yesterday.Perfekt with sein
- 3Wenn etwas passiert, ruf mich an.If something happens, call me.verb at the end after wenn
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
passieren + der Unfall
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Say when the accident happens.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
It happened to him yesterday.
Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the trainder Zug was latespät, something strangeseltsam happened.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I stayed at home because nothing happened at workdie Arbeit.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The dayder Tag when the accidentder Unfall happened was very busystressig.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
A lotviel can happen on a longlang tripdie Reise.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
His parentsdie Eltern are afraidängstlich that something will happen to him.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
What would happen if we missed the bus?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
passieren + der Fehler + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Use the simple past for passieren.
- 3Add a main clause saying she stayed calm.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Has anything unexpected ever happened to you on a trip?
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one sentence in the Perfekt.
- 2Say that something unexpected happened to you on a trip.