Before you start
Meet pressen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How pressen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | presse | presste |
| du | presst | presstest |
| er/sie/es | presst | presste |
| wir | pressen | pressten |
| ihr | presst | presstet |
| Sie | pressen | pressten |
Partizip II gepresst · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich presse die Orange.I squeeze the orange.Present main clause
- 2Wir haben die Taste zu fest gepresst.We pressed the button too hard.Perfekt with haben
- 3Du musst den Saft durch ein Tuch pressen.You have to press the juice through a cloth.Modal verb with infinitive
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
pressen + die Orange
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use die Orange as the thing being pressed.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He squeezed it yesterdaygestern.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When I pressed the buttonder Knopf, he called me.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She presses the lemondie Zitrone because she wants freshfrisch juiceder Saft.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The machinedie Maschine that presses the fruitdas Obst is in our kitchen.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
You must press the redrot buttonder Knopf before you leave.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I use this machinedie Maschine to press applesder Apfel, die Äpfel for my familydie Familie.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Could you press it for me?
Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
pressen + der Knopf + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Use der Knopf as the thing being pressed.
- 3Put the verb at the end of the obwohl-clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What do you usually press in the kitchen?
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one sentence in the present tense.
- 2Say what you usually press in the kitchen.