Before you start
Meet reißen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Verb family
Separable verbs built on reißen
Add a prefix to reißen and the meaning changes.
Forms
How reißen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | reiße | riss |
| du | reißt | rissest |
| er/sie/es | reißt | riss |
| wir | reißen | rissen |
| ihr | reißt | risst |
| Sie | reißen | rissen |
Partizip II gerissen · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich reiße das Papier.I tear the paper.present tense
- 2Sie hat an der Tür gerissen.She tugged at the door.Perfekt with haben
- 3Wenn das Seil reißt, fallen wir.If the rope breaks, we fall.verb at the end after wenn
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
reißen + das Papier
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use das Papier as the object.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I have accidentallyaus Versehen torn it.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When I pulledziehen hardfest, the bagdie Tasche tore.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She is upsettraurig because he tore her shirtdas Hemd.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The paperdas Papier that you tore is on the tableder Tisch.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
You must not tear the ticketdie Fahrkarte.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He triedversuchen not to tear the oldalt photodas Foto.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Why did you tear my letterder Brief?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
reißen + das Papier + dass
Your challenge
- 1Add a short main clause before the dass-clause.
- 2Put the conjugated verb at the end of the dass-clause.
- 3Use das Papier as the object.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Have you ever accidentally torn something?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using the Perfekt.
- 2Mention something you accidentally tore.