Before you start
Meet protestieren
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How protestieren changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | protestiere | protestierte |
| du | protestierst | protestiertest |
| er/sie/es | protestiert | protestierte |
| wir | protestieren | protestierten |
| ihr | protestiert | protestiertet |
| Sie | protestieren | protestierten |
Partizip II protestiert · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Die Menschen protestieren heute gegen den Plan.The people are protesting against the plan today.present main clause
- 2Wir haben gestern gegen den neuen Preis protestiert.We protested against the new price yesterday.Perfekt with haben
- 3Sie sagt, dass viele Leute protestieren.She says that many people are protesting.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
protestieren + der Plan
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Say what the people are protesting against.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She protested yesterdaygestern.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When he protested, we left the roomder Raum, die Räume.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
They protested because the trainder Zug, die Züge was latespät.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The peopleder Mensch, die Menschen who protested were my neighborsder Nachbar, die Nachbarn.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We must protest against it.
Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She went outsidenach draußen to protest against the newneu ruledie Regel, die Regeln.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Did he protest against the priceder Preis, die Preise?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
protestieren + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Put the verb at the end of that clause.
- 3Continue with a main clause about people protesting.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What would you protest against in your town?
Your challenge
- 1Answer with what you would protest against.
- 2Use würde with the infinitive.