Before you start
Meet strecken
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How strecken changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | strecke | streckte |
| du | streckst | strecktest |
| er/sie/es | streckt | streckte |
| wir | strecken | streckten |
| ihr | streckt | strecktet |
| Sie | strecken | streckten |
Partizip II gestreckt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich strecke meine Arme nach oben.I stretch my arms up.present main clause
- 2Er hat die Hand nach dem Glas gestreckt.He reached his hand toward the glass.Perfekt with haben
- 3Du musst deine Beine strecken.You have to stretch your legs.modal verb
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
strecken + der Arm
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Make der Arm the object of strecken.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I stretched it after worknach der Arbeit.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When I get upaufstehen, I stretch my armsder Arm, die Arme before breakfastdas Frühstück.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She stretched her legsdas Bein, die Beine because they hurtwehtun.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The mander Mann who stretches every morningjeden Morgen is my fatherder Vater.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
You should stretch your backder Rücken before sportder Sport.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I triedversuchen to stretch my armsder Arm, die Arme.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Could you stretch your legsdas Bein, die Beine a littleein bisschen?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
strecken + der Rücken + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Put that clause's verb at the end.
- 3Use strecken reflexively in the main clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
When do you usually stretch? Answer in one German sentence.
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one sentence using strecken.
- 2Say when you usually do it.