Before you start
Meet schlafen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Verb family
Separable verbs built on schlafen
Add a prefix to schlafen and the meaning changes.
Forms
How schlafen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | schlafe | schlief |
| du | schläfst | schliefst |
| er/sie/es | schläft | schlief |
| wir | schlafen | schliefen |
| ihr | schlaft | schlieft |
| Sie | schlafen | schliefen |
Partizip II geschlafen · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Das Baby schläft schon.The baby is already asleep.present tense main clause
- 2Wir haben im Zug geschlafen.We slept on the train.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich muss heute schlafen.I have to sleep today.verb after modal
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
schlafen + das Kind
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Make das Kind the subject.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We slept wellgut last nightletzte Nacht.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When I was a childdas Kind, die Kinder, I oftenoft slept at my grandmother’s housebei der Großmutter.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I slept for a long timelange because I was tiredmüde.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The babydas Baby, die Babys, who sleeps in our roomdas Zimmer, die Zimmer, is very quietruhig.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
On weekendsdas Wochenende, die Wochenenden, we can sleep longerlang.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I tryversuchen to sleep eight hoursdie Stunde, die Stunden every nightjede Nacht.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Did you sleep wellgut in the hoteldas Hotel, die Hotels?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
schlafen + das Baby + obwohl + die Nachbarn laut sein
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Say that the neighbours are loud.
- 3Say that the baby sleeps despite the noise.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What do you usually do when you cannot sleep?
Your challenge
- 1Answer with a wenn-clause about not being able to sleep.
- 2Say what you usually do then.