Before you start
Meet verbleiben
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How verbleiben changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | verbleibe | verblieb |
| du | verbleibst | verbliebst |
| er/sie/es | verbleibt | verblieb |
| wir | verbleiben | verblieben |
| ihr | verbleibt | verbliebt |
| Sie | verbleiben | verblieben |
Partizip II verblieben · Perfekt with sein
Three examples
- 1Ich verbleibe heute hier.I’m staying here today.remaining in a place
- 2Sie ist noch zwei Tage verblieben.She stayed for two more days.Perfekt with sein
- 3Wir wissen, dass er hier verbleibt.We know that he is staying here.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
verbleiben + der Schlüssel
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Say where the key remains.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She stayed at home and calledanrufen him.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the trainder Zug was latespät, we stayed at the stationder Bahnhof.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He stayed in the officedas Büro because he had a lot of workdie Arbeit.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The keysder Schlüssel, die Schlüssel that remained on the tableder Tisch are mine.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We have to stay here until the busder Bus comes.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She decidedsich entscheiden to stay at the hoteldas Hotel.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
How long did you stay in Berlin?
Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
verbleiben + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Put the verb at the end of that clause.
- 3Say that you stayed for another hour in a café.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Where would you like to stay during your next holiday?
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one sentence about your next holiday.
- 2Use verbleiben after a form of würde.
- 3Say how long and where you would stay.