Before you start
Meet putzen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How putzen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | putze | putzte |
| du | putzt | putztest |
| er/sie/es | putzt | putzte |
| wir | putzen | putzten |
| ihr | putzt | putztet |
| Sie | putzen | putzten |
Partizip II geputzt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich putze jeden Morgen meine Zähne.I brush my teeth every morning.cleaning teeth
- 2Er hat seine Schuhe geputzt.He cleaned his shoes.Perfekt with haben
- 3Sie bleibt zu Hause, weil sie ihr Zimmer putzt.She stays at home because she is cleaning her room.verb at the end after weil
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
putzen + der Tisch
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use der Tisch as the object.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I cleaned them after breakfastdas Frühstück.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When she cleans the kitchendie Küche, her childrendas Kind, die Kinder helphelfen her.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He cleans his roomdas Zimmer because it is dirtyschmutzig.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The womandie Frau who cleans our housedas Haus is very nicenett.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
You must clean your bikedas Fahrrad before you ridefahren to schooldie Schule.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She triesversuchen to clean her teethder Zahn, die Zähne carefullygründlich.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Did you clean the bathroomdas Bad yesterdaygestern?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
putzen + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Use the present tense in both clauses.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What do you usually clean at home?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using the present tense.
- 2Name something you clean at home.