Before you start
Meet verhindern
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How verhindern changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | verhindere | verhinderte |
| du | verhinderst | verhindertest |
| er/sie/es | verhindert | verhinderte |
| wir | verhindern | verhinderten |
| ihr | verhindert | verhindertet |
| Sie | verhindern | verhinderten |
Partizip II verhindert · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich verhindere den Unfall.I prevent the accident.present main clause
- 2Wir haben den Fehler verhindert.We prevented the mistake.Perfekt with haben
- 3Er kann den Streit verhindern.He can prevent the argument.modal verb plus infinitive
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
verhindern + der Regen
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Make der Regen the subject and say what it prevents.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The rainder Regen prevented it.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the stormder Sturm began, it prevented us from going homenach Hause gehen.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She stayedbleiben homezu Hause because the rainder Regen prevented the tripdie Fahrt · die Reise.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The snowder Schnee that prevented our tripdie Reise meltedschmelzen quicklyschnell.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We must prevent the childrendas Kind, die Kinder from crossingüber die Straße laufen the streetdie Straße.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She triedversuchen to prevent the fooddas Essen from burninganbrennen.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Could the rainder Regen have prevented the matchdas Spiel?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
verhindern + dass + der Lärm
Your challenge
- 1Use a dass-clause.
- 2Make der Lärm the subject and say it prevents you from sleeping.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What could prevent you from going on holiday?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using verhindern.
- 2Say what could stop you from going on holiday.