Before you start
Meet schenken
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How schenken changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | schenke | schenkte |
| du | schenkst | schenktest |
| er/sie/es | schenkt | schenkte |
| wir | schenken | schenkten |
| ihr | schenkt | schenktet |
| Sie | schenken | schenkten |
Partizip II geschenkt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich schenke meiner Schwester heute Blumen.I’m giving my sister flowers today.present in a main clause
- 2Wir haben dem Kind ein Buch geschenkt.We gave the child a book.Perfekt with haben
- 3…, weil sie mir oft Zeit schenkt.… because she often gives me her time.verb at the end after weil
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
schenken + die Mutter + die Blumen
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Say who receives the flowers.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I gave it to her for her birthdayder Geburtstag.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When I was a childdas Kind, my auntdie Tante gave me a bookdas Buch.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He gave her flowersdie Blume, die Blumen because she was sickkrank.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I thank the neighborder Nachbar who gave us the tableder Tisch.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
You can give him the oldalt bikedas Fahrrad.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She savedsparen moneydas Geld to give her daughterdie Tochter a phonedas Handy.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
What would you give your brotherder Bruder for ChristmasWeihnachten?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
schenken + der Vater + dass
Your challenge
- 1Include a dass-clause.
- 2Use schenken in the present tense.
- 3Say what the father gives.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What would you like to give someone in your family?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one German sentence.
- 2Use schenken to say what you would give a family member.