Before you start
Meet verpflichten
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How verpflichten changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | verpflichte | verpflichtete |
| du | verpflichtest | verpflichtetest |
| er/sie/es | verpflichtet | verpflichtete |
| wir | verpflichten | verpflichteten |
| ihr | verpflichtet | verpflichtetet |
| Sie | verpflichten | verpflichteten |
Partizip II verpflichtet · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich verpflichte mich, jeden Tag zu lernen.I commit myself to studying every day.commit to doing something
- 2Wir haben ihn zu einer Pause verpflichtet.We required him to take a break.Perfekt with haben
- 3Sie sagt, dass ich mich verpflichte, heute zu helfen.She says that I commit to helping today.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
verpflichten + der Chef + der Mitarbeiter
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Say what the employee must do, using a zu-infinitive.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The schooldie Schule has obliged him to staybleiben at homedas Zuhause.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When we movedumziehen, the landlordder Vermieter obliged us to signunterschreiben a newneu contractder Vertrag.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She obliges him to helphelfen because he liveswohnen with her.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The mander Mann who obliged me to workarbeiten latelange is my bossder Chef.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The clubder Verein must oblige its membersdas Mitglied, die Mitglieder to paybezahlen the feedie Gebühr.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He signedunterschreiben a paperdas Blatt to commit himself to helpinghelfen every weekjede Woche.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Would your parentsdie Eltern oblige you to cleanaufräumen your roomdas Zimmer?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
verpflichten + der Trainer + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense and an obwohl-clause.
- 2Say what the player must do, using a zu-infinitive.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What would you commit yourself to doing this year?
Your challenge
- 1Answer with what you would commit yourself to doing.
- 2Use a zu-infinitive.