Before you start
Meet vermuten
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How vermuten changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | vermute | vermutete |
| du | vermutest | vermutetest |
| er/sie/es | vermutet | vermutete |
| wir | vermuten | vermuteten |
| ihr | vermutet | vermutetet |
| Sie | vermuten | vermuteten |
Partizip II vermutet · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich vermute, dass sie heute zu Hause ist.I assume she is at home today.present-tense main clause
- 2Die Polizei hat einen Fehler vermutet.The police suspected a mistake.Perfekt with haben
- 3Du kannst den Grund vermuten.You can guess the reason.infinitive after modal verb
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
vermuten + der Vater + dass
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Make der Vater the subject.
- 3Add a dass-clause with its verb at the end.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I suspected it yesterdaygestern.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When she was latespät, her motherdie Mutter suspected it.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He suspects that the shopder Laden is closedgeschlossen because the lightsdas Licht are off.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The mander Mann who worksarbeiten with my fatherder Vater suspects that the trainder Zug is latespät.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We must not suspect him without a reasonder Grund.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She seems to suspect that her frienddie Freundin is at homezu Hause.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Who do you suspect tooknehmen my bagdie Tasche?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
vermuten + die Nachbarin + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense with die Nachbarin as the subject.
- 2Include an obwohl-clause with its verb at the end.
- 3Say what she suspects.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What do you suspect about the weather tomorrow?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using the target verb.
- 2Use a dass-clause to say what you suspect.