Before you start
Meet verlassen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How verlassen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | verlasse | verließ |
| du | verlässt | verließest |
| er/sie/es | verlässt | verließ |
| wir | verlassen | verließen |
| ihr | verlasst | verließt |
| Sie | verlassen | verließen |
Partizip II verlassen · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich verlasse das Haus um acht Uhr.I leave the house at eight o’clock.present tense, main clause
- 2Sie hat ihren Mann verlassen.She left her husband.Perfekt with haben
- 3Er sagt, dass er sich auf seine Freunde verlässt.He says that he relies on his friends.reflexive verb after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
verlassen + der Raum
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use der Raum as the object.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She left him at home.
Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When we left the hoteldas Hotel, it was already darkdunkel.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He left workdie Arbeit earlyfrüh because he was tiredmüde.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I know the womandie Frau who left the roomder Raum.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
You must leave the housedas Haus before eight.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She is afraidAngst haben to leave her childrendas Kind, die Kinder.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Can I rely on them?
Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
verlassen + der Garten + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Use the present tense.
- 3Use der Garten as the object.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Where do you feel safe and able to rely on someone? Answer in one German sentence using the verb.
Your challenge
- 1Answer with a person you rely on.
- 2Use the reflexive form of the verb with its preposition.