Before you start
Meet stürzen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How stürzen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | stürze | stürzte |
| du | stürzt | stürztest |
| er/sie/es | stürzt | stürzte |
| wir | stürzen | stürzten |
| ihr | stürzt | stürztet |
| Sie | stürzen | stürzten |
Partizip II gestürzt · Perfekt with sein
Three examples
- 1Das Kind stürzt vom Fahrrad.The child falls off the bike.falling off a bike
- 2Er ist auf der Treppe gestürzt.He fell on the stairs.Perfekt with sein
- 3Sie kann beim Laufen stürzen.She can fall while running.with a modal verb
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
stürzen + der Mann
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Say where the man falls.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He fellfallen yesterdaygestern.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When she fell, I calledanrufen the doctorder Arzt.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He fell because the floorder Boden was wetnass.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The womandie Frau who fell is my neighbordie Nachbarin.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He can fall if he runslaufen so fastschnell.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She is afraidAngst haben of falling on the icedas Eis.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Did he fall off his bikedas Fahrrad?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
stürzen + obwohl + der Weg
Your challenge
- 1Use der Weg in an obwohl-clause.
- 2Put the clause verb at the end.
- 3Use stürzen in the present tense in the main clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Have you ever fallen while skiing? Answer in one German sentence using the target verb.
Your challenge
- 1Answer the question in one sentence.
- 2Use the Perfekt of stürzen.
- 3Say when or where it happened.