Before you start
Meet schleichen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How schleichen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | schleiche | schlich |
| du | schleichst | schlichst |
| er/sie/es | schleicht | schlich |
| wir | schleichen | schlichen |
| ihr | schleicht | schlicht |
| Sie | schleichen | schlichen |
Partizip II geschlichen · Perfekt with sein
Three examples
- 1Die Zeit schleicht heute.Time is crawling today.figurative meaning
- 2Die Katze ist leise ins Haus geschlichen.The cat crept quietly into the house.Perfekt with sein
- 3Er muss leise durch das Haus schleichen.He has to sneak quietly through the house.after a modal verb
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
schleichen + der Hund
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Make der Hund the subject.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He crept quietlyleise into the roomdas Zimmer.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the dogder Hund heardhören a noisedas Geräusch, it crept under the tableder Tisch.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She crept out of the housedas Haus because her babydas Baby was sleepingschlafen.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The catdie Katze, which was afraid ofAngst haben vor the dogder Hund, crept behind the sofadas Sofa.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I want to creep into the kitchendie Küche without wakingwecken them.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He crept downstairsnach unten to get a glassdas Glas of waterdas Wasser.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Why did you creep into my roomdas Zimmer last nightletzte Nacht?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
schleichen + die Katze + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Use the present tense.
- 3Put the main-clause subject after its verb.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Where do you sometimes creep quietly, and why?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using the present tense.
- 2Use a wenn-clause to say when.