Before you start
Meet schwingen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How schwingen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | schwinge | schwang |
| du | schwingst | schwangst |
| er/sie/es | schwingt | schwang |
| wir | schwingen | schwangen |
| ihr | schwingt | schwangt |
| Sie | schwingen | schwangen |
Partizip II geschwungen · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich schwinge den Arm.I swing my arm.present main clause
- 2Sie hat das Seil über den Kopf geschwungen.She swung the rope over her head.Perfekt with haben
- 3Der Ast bewegt sich, wenn der Wind ihn schwingt.The branch moves when the wind makes it swing.verb at the end after wenn
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
schwingen + die Arme
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use die Arme as the object.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I swung it over my headüber meinem Kopf yesterdaygestern.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the musicdie Musik startedanfangen, the childrendas Kind, die Kinder swung their armsder Arm, die Arme.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She swings the flagdie Fahne because she is happyglücklich.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The boyder Junge who swings the ropedas Seil is my brotherder Bruder.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We can swing our arms while we dancetanzen.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He triesversuchen to swing the ropedas Seil over the tree branchder Ast.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Could you swing the ropedas Seil over the fenceder Zaun?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
schwingen + die Fahne + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Include die Fahne as the object.
- 3Add an obwohl-clause saying it is raining.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What do you like to swing, and where? Answer in one German sentence.
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using schwingen.
- 2Say what you swing and where.