Before you start
Meet reiten
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How reiten changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | reite | ritt |
| du | reitest | rittest |
| er/sie/es | reitet | ritt |
| wir | reiten | ritten |
| ihr | reitet | rittet |
| Sie | reiten | ritten |
Partizip II geritten · Perfekt with sein
Three examples
- 1Ich reite heute ein Pferd.I’m riding a horse today.present-tense main clause
- 2Wir sind gestern im Wald geritten.We rode in the forest yesterday.Perfekt with sein
- 3Sie möchte reiten, wenn das Wetter gut ist.She wants to ride if the weather is good.modal verb with infinitive
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
reiten + das Pferd
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Include das Pferd.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I rode him yesterdaygestern.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When I was tenzehn, I oftenoft rode a horsedas Pferd, die Pferde.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I rode lessweniger because my horsedas Pferd, die Pferde was tiredmüde.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The horsedas Pferd, die Pferde that my sisterdie Schwester, die Schwestern rides is verysehr calmruhig.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Can you ride a horsedas Pferd, die Pferde?
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He is happyfroh to ride with his fatherder Vater, die Väter.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Would you ride with me if the weatherdas Wetter were bettergut?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
reiten + das Pferd + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Use the present tense and put the verb at the end of that clause.
- 3Use an accusative pronoun for das Pferd.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Where would you like to ride, and with whom?
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one German sentence using reiten.
- 2Say where you would like to ride and with whom.