Before you start
Meet sehen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Verb family
Separable verbs built on sehen
Add a prefix to sehen and the meaning changes.
Forms
How sehen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | sehe | sah |
| du | siehst | sahst |
| er/sie/es | sieht | sah |
| wir | sehen | sahen |
| ihr | seht | saht |
| Sie | sehen | sahen |
Partizip II gesehen · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich sehe den Bus.I see the bus.present tense
- 2Wir haben gestern einen Film gesehen.We watched a film yesterday.Perfekt with haben
- 3Du kannst den Weg gut sehen.You can see the path clearly.modal verb
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
sehen + der Film
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use der Film as the object.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I saw him at the stationder Bahnhof yesterdaygestern.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When she sees him, she is alwaysimmer happyglücklich.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He went homedas Zuhause because he saw that the shopder Laden was closedgeschlossen.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I knowkennen the mander Mann who saw you yesterdaygestern.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We must see the doctorder Arzt who works here.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I went to the windowdas Fenster to see the gardender Garten.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Could you see it from your roomdas Zimmer?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
sehen + der Hund + dass
Your challenge
- 1Use a dass-clause.
- 2Put its conjugated verb at the end.
- 3Say what the dog sees.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What do you like watching on television?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence.
- 2Use sehen to say what you like watching.