Before you start
Meet schmecken
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How schmecken changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | schmecke | schmeckte |
| du | schmeckst | schmecktest |
| er/sie/es | schmeckt | schmeckte |
| wir | schmecken | schmeckten |
| ihr | schmeckt | schmecktet |
| Sie | schmecken | schmeckten |
Partizip II geschmeckt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Die Suppe schmeckt gut.The soup tastes good.taste of food
- 2Der Kuchen hat sehr süß geschmeckt.The cake tasted very sweet.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich esse das Brot, weil es gut schmeckt.I eat the bread because it tastes good.verb at the end after weil
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
schmecken + die Suppe + das Kind
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Say that the soup tastes good to the child.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The soupdie Suppe tasted good to him yesterdaygestern.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When she was a childdas Kind, milkdie Milch tasted bad to her.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The milkdie Milch tastes soursauer because it was in the sundie Sonne.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The cakeder Kuchen that my mother made tastes very good to us.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The soupdie Suppe should taste good to the childrendas Kind, die Kinder.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I hopehoffen to findfinden a cheeseder Käse that tastes like this one.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Does this teader Tee taste like mintdie Minze to you?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
schmecken + der Kuchen + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Say that the cake looks good but does not taste good to you.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What food tastes especially good to you? Answer in one German sentence using the verb.
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one German sentence using the verb.
- 2Name a food and say that it tastes especially good to you.