Before you start
Meet telefonieren
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How telefonieren changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | telefoniere | telefonierte |
| du | telefonierst | telefoniertest |
| er/sie/es | telefoniert | telefonierte |
| wir | telefonieren | telefonierten |
| ihr | telefoniert | telefoniertet |
| Sie | telefonieren | telefonierten |
Partizip II telefoniert · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich telefoniere jeden Abend mit meiner Mutter.I talk on the phone with my mother every evening.regular phone calls
- 2Wir haben gestern lange telefoniert.We talked on the phone for a long time yesterday.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich muss heute mit Anna telefonieren.I have to talk on the phone with Anna today.with a modal verb
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
telefonieren + der Bruder
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use der Bruder with mit.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I talked to her on the phone yesterday.
Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When I got homenach Hause kommen, I phoned them.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I stayedbleiben at homedas Zuhause because I was talking to my brotherder Bruder.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
My sisterdie Schwester, who liveswohnen in Berlin, oftenoft phones me.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I have to talk to my doctorder Arzt on the phone tonightheute Abend.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She wants to findfinden timedie Zeit to talk to her friendder Freund, die Freundin on the phone.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Would you like to talk to me on the phone tonightheute Abend?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
telefonieren + dass + die Mutter
Your challenge
- 1Start with a main clause that introduces what you know.
- 2Use a dass-clause about die Mutter.
- 3Put the target verb at the end of the dass-clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Who do you talk to on the phone most often? Answer in one German sentence.
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one sentence using the target verb.
- 2Name the person you talk to on the phone.