Before you start
Meet stehen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Verb family
Separable verbs built on stehen
Add a prefix to stehen and the meaning changes.
Forms
How stehen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | stehe | stand |
| du | stehst | standest |
| er/sie/es | steht | stand |
| wir | stehen | standen |
| ihr | steht | standet |
| Sie | stehen | standen |
Partizip II gestanden · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Der Bus steht vor dem Haus.The bus is in front of the house.present main clause
- 2Wir haben vor dem Kino gestanden.We stood in front of the cinema.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich weiß, dass dein Name auf der Liste steht.I know that your name is on the list.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
stehen + der Bus
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Say where the bus is.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I stood next to him at the bus stopdie Bushaltestelle.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When I was littleklein, the old treeder alte Baum stood in front of our house.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She was tiredmüde because she had been standing all dayden ganzen Tag.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The chairder Stuhl that stood by the windowdas Fenster was verysehr oldalt.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
You must stand here until the busder Bus comes.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She wants to stand near the doordie Tür to see the trainder Zug.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Would you stand here while I get the ticketsdie Fahrkarte, die Fahrkarten?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
stehen + die Schuhe + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Say the shoes were wet.
- 3Say where they stood.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Where do you usually stand when you wait for a bus?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using stehen.
- 2Say where you stand while waiting for a bus.