Before you start
Meet pflegen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How pflegen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | pflege | pflegte |
| du | pflegst | pflegtest |
| er/sie/es | pflegt | pflegte |
| wir | pflegen | pflegten |
| ihr | pflegt | pflegtet |
| Sie | pflegen | pflegten |
Partizip II gepflegt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Sie pflegt ihre Mutter.She cares for her mother.care for someone
- 2Wir haben den Garten gepflegt.We tended the garden.Perfekt with haben
- 3Er muss seine Hände pflegen.He has to care for his hands.modal verb with infinitive
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
pflegen + der Garten
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use der Garten as the object.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I cared forsich um jemanden kümmern · pflegen him at homezu Hause yesterdaygestern.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When my motherdie Mutter was illkrank, I cared for her at homezu Hause.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I care for my fatherder Vater because he cannot do everythingalles aloneallein.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The womandie Frau who cares for the oldalt man lives next doornebenan.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I have to care for my sickkrank dogder Hund this weekenddas Wochenende.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He tends to drinktrinken teader Tee everyjeder evening.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Who will care for the childrendas Kind, die Kinder while we are awayweg?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
pflegen + die Pflanzen + dass
Your challenge
- 1Use a dass-clause to say what you know.
- 2Put the conjugated verb at the end of the dass-clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Who do you care for, or what do you tend?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one German sentence using pflegen.
- 2Say whom you care for or what you tend.