Before you start
Meet verbieten
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How verbieten changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | verbiete | verbot |
| du | verbietest | verbotest |
| er/sie/es | verbietet | verbot |
| wir | verbieten | verboten |
| ihr | verbietet | verbotet |
| Sie | verbieten | verboten |
Partizip II verboten · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Der Arzt verbietet mir das Essen.The doctor forbids me from eating.present main clause
- 2Die Mutter hat das Spiel verboten.The mother has forbidden the game.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich weiß, dass die Schule Handys verbietet.I know that the school bans mobile phones.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
verbieten + das Essen
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Say who forbids eating and where.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
My fatherder Vater forbade it yesterdaygestern.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When I was tenzehn, my parentsdie Eltern forbade me to watch TVfernsehen, so I readlesen a bookdas Buch.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She forbids him to go outausgehen because he has schooldie Schule tomorrowmorgen.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The ruledie Regel that forbids childrendas Kind, die Kinder to playspielen here is newneu.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The teacherder Lehrer must forbid them to usebenutzen their phonesdas Handy, die Handys in classder Unterricht.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Why did the policedie Polizei forbid us to parkparken here?
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Would you forbid your childrendas Kind, die Kinder to eatessen sweetsdie Süßigkeit, die Süßigkeiten before dinnerdas Abendessen?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
verbieten + das Spielen + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Use the present tense.
- 3Put the verb at the end of that clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What would you forbid your child to do at home?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence.
- 2Use Konjunktiv II.
- 3Name one thing you would forbid your child to do.