Before you start
Meet verbreiten
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How verbreiten changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | verbreite | verbreitete |
| du | verbreitest | verbreitetest |
| er/sie/es | verbreitet | verbreitete |
| wir | verbreiten | verbreiteten |
| ihr | verbreitet | verbreitetet |
| Sie | verbreiten | verbreiteten |
Partizip II verbreitet · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Die Zeitung verbreitet heute wichtige Nachrichten.The newspaper is spreading important news today.present main clause
- 2Sie haben die Nachricht im Dorf verbreitet.They spread the news in the village.Perfekt with haben
- 3Weil sich das Feuer schnell verbreitet, laufen alle weg.Because the fire is spreading quickly, everyone is running away.verb at the end after weil
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
verbreiten + die Nachricht
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use die Nachricht as the accusative object.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She has spread it among her friendsder Freund, die Freunde.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the newsdie Nachricht spread, everyone talked about it.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He spread the photodas Foto because he wanted to warnwarnen them.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The messagedie Nachricht that she spread was falsefalsch.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We must not spread this storydie Geschichte at schooldie Schule.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He used the internetdas Internet to spread the newsdie Nachricht quicklyschnell.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Could the newsdie Nachricht be spread more quicklyschneller?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
verbreiten + die Nachricht + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Put its conjugated verb at the end.
- 3Use verb-subject inversion in the main clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Have you ever spread good news to your family?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using the Perfekt.
- 2Say who heard the news.