Before you start
Meet verbringen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How verbringen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | verbringe | verbrachte |
| du | verbringst | verbrachtest |
| er/sie/es | verbringt | verbrachte |
| wir | verbringen | verbrachten |
| ihr | verbringt | verbrachtet |
| Sie | verbringen | verbrachten |
Partizip II verbracht · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich verbringe den Abend zu Hause.I spend the evening at home.spend an evening
- 2Wir haben den Sonntag im Park verbracht.We spent Sunday in the park.Perfekt with haben
- 3Sie bleibt zu Hause, weil sie viel Zeit mit ihrer Familie verbringt.She stays at home because she spends a lot of time with her family.verb at the end after weil
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
verbringen + der Sonntag
Your challenge
- 1Use verbringen in the present tense.
- 2Say where you spend Sunday.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We spent the weekenddas Wochenende at homezu Hause, and it was relaxingerholsam.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When it rainsregnen, we spend a lot of timeviel Zeit in the kitchendie Küche.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I stayedbleiben homedas Zuhause because I wanted to spend timedie Zeit with my sisterdie Schwester.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The friendsder Freund, die Freunde who spent the summerder Sommer with us live nearbyin der Nähe.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She has to spend the eveningder Abend with her childrendas Kind, die Kinder.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He wentgehen homedas Zuhause to spend some timeetwas Zeit with his familydie Familie.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Where would you spend your holidayder Urlaub if you had a freefrei weekdie Woche?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
verbringen + die Ferien + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Use verbringen in the simple past.
- 3Say how you spent the holidays.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
How do you like to spend your free time?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using verbringen.
- 2Say who you like to spend your free time with.