Before you start
Meet schauen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Verb family
Separable verbs built on schauen
Add a prefix to schauen and the meaning changes.
Forms
How schauen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | schaue | schaute |
| du | schaust | schautest |
| er/sie/es | schaut | schaute |
| wir | schauen | schauten |
| ihr | schaut | schautet |
| Sie | schauen | schauten |
Partizip II geschaut · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich schaue aus dem Fenster.I look out of the window.looking out
- 2Wir haben gestern einen Film geschaut.We watched a film yesterday.Perfekt with haben
- 3Sie bleibt hier, weil sie nach draußen schaut.She stays here because she is looking outside.verb at the end after weil
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
schauen + der Himmel
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Say where you look.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We watched it at homedas Zuhause.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When she looked out of the windowdas Fenster, the sundie Sonne was shining.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He looks at the mapdie Karte because he doesn't know the wayder Weg.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The childdas Kind who is looking out of the window is my brotherder Bruder.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
You should look at the photodas Foto before you leave.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I went outsidedraußen to see if it was rainingregnen.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
What are you looking at?
Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
schauen + obwohl + der Regen
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Use the present tense.
- 3Say where you look.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What do you like to watch in your free time? Answer in one German sentence using *schauen*.
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one German sentence using schauen.
- 2Name something you like to watch.