Before you start
Meet verpassen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How verpassen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | verpasse | verpasste |
| du | verpasst | verpasstest |
| er/sie/es | verpasst | verpasste |
| wir | verpassen | verpassten |
| ihr | verpasst | verpasstet |
| Sie | verpassen | verpassten |
Partizip II verpasst · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich verpasse oft den Bus.I often miss the bus.present main clause
- 2Wir haben den Anfang des Films verpasst.We missed the beginning of the film.Perfekt with haben
- 3Weil ich die Party nicht verpassen will, gehe ich früh los.Because I don’t want to miss the party, I’m leaving early.verb at the end after weil
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
verpassen + der Bus
Your challenge
- 1Use verpassen in the present tense with der Bus as its object.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I missed it yesterday.
Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When we were childrendas Kind, die Kinder, we often missed the busder Bus.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She missed the trainder Zug because she got upaufstehen latespät.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The busder Bus that we missed was very fullvoll.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We must not miss the lastletzte busder Bus.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We leftlosgehen earlyfrüh so we wouldn't miss the trainder Zug.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Would you have missed the trainder Zug without my helpdie Hilfe?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
verpassen + der Termin + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Use verpassen in the Perfekt with der Termin.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Have you ever missed a bus or an appointment? What happened?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using verpassen.
- 2Use the Perfekt.
- 3Add a reason with a weil-clause.