Before you start
Meet trinken
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How trinken changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | trinke | trank |
| du | trinkst | trankst |
| er/sie/es | trinkt | trank |
| wir | trinken | tranken |
| ihr | trinkt | trankt |
| Sie | trinken | tranken |
Partizip II getrunken · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich trinke jeden Morgen Wasser.I drink water every morning.daily habit
- 2Wir haben im Café Tee getrunken.We drank tea at the café.Perfekt with haben
- 3Er möchte heute keinen Kaffee trinken.He doesn’t want to drink coffee today.modal verb with infinitive
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
trinken + das Wasser
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use das Wasser.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She drank it yesterdaygestern.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When he drank some waterdas Wasser, he felt bettergut.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Because she drank coffeeder Kaffee, she could not sleepschlafen.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The mander Mann who drinks teader Tee works with my fatherder Vater.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
You must drink more waterdas Wasser when it is hotheiß.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I drink milkdie Milch to feel strongstark before workdie Arbeit.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Did you drink coffeeder Kaffee with them at the cafédas Café?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
trinken + der Saft + weil
Your challenge
- 1Use the Perfekt to say you did not drink the juice.
- 2Add a weil-clause explaining why.
- 3Put the finite verb at the end of the weil-clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What do you usually drink in the morning?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using trinken.
- 2Say what you usually drink in the morning.