Before you start
Meet schalten
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Verb family
Separable verbs built on schalten
Add a prefix to schalten and the meaning changes.
Forms
How schalten changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | schalte | schaltete |
| du | schaltest | schaltetest |
| er/sie/es | schaltet | schaltete |
| wir | schalten | schalteten |
| ihr | schaltet | schaltetet |
| Sie | schalten | schalteten |
Partizip II geschaltet · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Die Ampel schaltet auf Rot.The traffic light changes to red.traffic light changes
- 2Er hat schnell in den zweiten Gang geschaltet.He quickly shifted into second gear.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich bleibe hier, wenn du den Gang schaltest.I’ll stay here if you shift gears.verb at the end after wenn
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
schalten + der Gang
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Say which gear you shift into.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He changed gearsder Gang, die Gänge too latespät.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the lightdie Ampel turned greengrün, we shifted into first gearder erste Gang.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Because she was tiredmüde, she shifted into a lower gearder niedrigere Gang.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The cardas Auto that my father drives shifts automaticallyautomatisch.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
You must shift into second gearder zweite Gang nowjetzt.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He learned to change gears at driving schooldie Fahrschule.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Which gearder Gang should I shift into on this roaddie Straße?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
schalten + der Gang + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Use the simple past.
- 3Say which gear he shifted into.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
When do you usually change gears while driving?
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one sentence using schalten.
- 2Say when you usually change gears.