Before you start
Meet verlaufen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How verlaufen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | verlaufe | verlief |
| du | verläufst | verliefst |
| er/sie/es | verläuft | verlief |
| wir | verlaufen | verliefen |
| ihr | verlauft | verliefet |
| Sie | verlaufen | verliefen |
Partizip II verlaufen · Perfekt with sein
Three examples
- 1Der Weg verläuft durch den Wald.The path runs through the forest.course of a path
- 2Das Gespräch ist gut verlaufen.The conversation went well.Perfekt with sein
- 3Wir verlaufen uns, wenn wir keine Karte haben.We get lost if we don’t have a map.reflexive use
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
verlaufen + der Spaziergang
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Say how the walk is going.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The hikedie Wanderung went wellgut, and we enjoyedgenießen it.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When I got lost in the citydie Stadt, a womandie Frau helpedhelfen me.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We went backzurückgehen because the walkder Spaziergang was not going as plannedgeplant.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The roaddie Straße that runsverlaufen through the villagedas Dorf is very quietruhig.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
You can get lost easilyleicht in this forestder Wald.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Before the walkder Spaziergang, I checkedansehen the mapdie Karte so I would not get lost.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Would the tripdie Reise have gone bettergut if we had left earlierfrüh?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
sich verlaufen + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Use the Perfekt of sich verlaufen.
- 3Finish with a main clause about arriving on time.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Have you ever got lost? Answer in one German sentence using *sich verlaufen*.
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using sich verlaufen.
- 2Use the Perfekt.
- 3Say where or when it happened.