Before you start
Meet tragen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Verb family
Separable verbs built on tragen
Add a prefix to tragen and the meaning changes.
Forms
How tragen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | trage | trug |
| du | trägst | trugst |
| er/sie/es | trägt | trug |
| wir | tragen | trugen |
| ihr | tragt | trugt |
| Sie | tragen | trugen |
Partizip II getragen · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich trage die Tasche nach Hause.I carry the bag home.present main clause
- 2Er hat gestern einen warmen Mantel getragen.He wore a warm coat yesterday.Perfekt with haben
- 3Sie kann das Kind tragen.She can carry the child.verb after modal
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
tragen + der Rucksack
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Replace der Rucksack with an accusative pronoun.
- 3Say where you take it.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I carried it homenach Hause.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When it was coldkalt, she wore her coatder Mantel, die Mäntel.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He wore a hatder Hut, die Hüte because the sundie Sonne was strongstark.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The mander Mann, die Männer who is carrying the bagsdie Tasche, die Taschen is my neighborder Nachbar, die Nachbarn.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
You must wear warmwarm clothesdie Kleidung when you go outsidedraußen.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
It is hardschwer for him to carry the tableder Tisch, die Tische aloneallein.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Would you carry my bagdie Tasche, die Taschen to the cardas Auto, die Autos?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
tragen + der Mantel + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Include der Mantel as the thing you wear.
- 3Add an obwohl-clause saying that it is warm.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What do you usually wear when it is cold? Answer in one German sentence using the target verb.
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one sentence using tragen.
- 2Include a wenn-clause about cold weather.