Before you start
Meet streiten
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How streiten changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | streite | stritt |
| du | streitest | strittest |
| er/sie/es | streitet | stritt |
| wir | streiten | stritten |
| ihr | streitet | strittet |
| Sie | streiten | stritten |
Partizip II gestritten · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich streite oft mit meinem Bruder.I often argue with my brother.present tense main clause
- 2Wir haben gestern über das Essen gestritten.We argued about the food yesterday.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich bleibe ruhig, weil wir uns nicht streiten.I stay calm because we do not argue.verb at the end after weil
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
streiten + der Bruder
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Say that you quarrel with der Bruder. Use a preposition.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I argued with him yesterdaygestern.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the childrendas Kind, die Kinder were at homezu Hause, they argued about the gamedas Spiel.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She is arguing with her brotherder Bruder because he tooknehmen her bookdas Buch.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The mander Mann who oftenoft argues with his wifedie Frau lives next doornebenan.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We must not argue about moneydas Geld in front ofvor the childrendas Kind, die Kinder.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He triedversuchen not to argue with them.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Why did you argue with her yesterdaygestern?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
streiten + obwohl + der Nachbar
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Say that der Nachbar is friendly.
- 3Use the present tense in the main clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Do you ever argue with a friend? Why?
Your challenge
- 1Answer with a present-tense sentence.
- 2Use streiten with a friend.
- 3Give a reason with a weil-clause.