Before you start
Meet tauchen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Verb family
Separable verbs built on tauchen
Add a prefix to tauchen and the meaning changes.
Forms
How tauchen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | tauche | tauchte |
| du | tauchst | tauchtest |
| er/sie/es | taucht | tauchte |
| wir | tauchen | tauchten |
| ihr | taucht | tauchtet |
| Sie | tauchen | tauchten |
Partizip II getaucht · Perfekt with sein
Three examples
- 1Ich tauche heute im See.I’m diving in the lake today.present main clause
- 2Wir sind gestern im See getaucht.We went diving in the lake yesterday.Perfekt with sein
- 3Sie möchte im Meer tauchen.She wants to dive in the sea.modal verb with infinitive
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
tauchen + das Wasser
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Say that someone dives into the water.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I dived into the lakeder See yesterday.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When we were childrendas Kind, die Kinder, we often dived into the pooldas Schwimmbad after schoolnach der Schule.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She didn't dive because the waterdas Wasser was too coldkalt.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The girldas Mädchen who dives with us knows this lakeder See.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He wants to dive with them in the seadas Meer.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She wants to learn to dive to see the fishder Fisch, die Fische.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Would you dive into the waterdas Wasser with me?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
tauchen + obwohl + der Wind
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Put the verb at the end of that clause.
- 3Use the target verb in the main clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Where would you like to dive, and why?
Your challenge
- 1Answer with a place where you would like to dive.
- 2Add a weil-clause giving your reason.