Before you start
Meet schämen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How schämen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | schäme mich | schämte mich |
| du | schämst dich | schämtest dich |
| er/sie/es | schämt sich | schämte sich |
| wir | schämen uns | schämten uns |
| ihr | schämt euch | schämtet euch |
| Sie | schämen sich | schämten sich |
Partizip II geschämt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich schäme mich für meinen Fehler.I’m ashamed of my mistake.feel ashamed
- 2Sie hat sich geschämt.She was ashamed.Perfekt with haben
- 3Er bleibt zu Hause, weil er sich schämt.He stays home because he is ashamed.verb at the end after weil
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
sich schämen + der Fehler
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use a reflexive pronoun.
- 3Say what he is ashamed of.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I was ashamed of it after the partydie Party.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When she was a childdas Kind, she was ashamed of her oldalt shoesder Schuh, die Schuhe.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He is ashamed because he liedlügen to his friendder Freund.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I know a mander Mann who is ashamed of his smallklein housedas Haus.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
You should not be ashamed of your familydie Familie.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She was ashamed to tell her motherdie Mutter the truthdie Wahrheit.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Would you be ashamed to showzeigen them your roomdas Zimmer?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
sich schämen + der Fehler + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Use the present tense.
- 3Say what he is ashamed of.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Have you ever been ashamed of something you said?
Your challenge
- 1Answer with the Perfekt.
- 2Say what you were ashamed of.
- 3Use a relative clause to describe it.