Before you start
Meet verraten
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How verraten changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | verrate | verriet |
| du | verrätst | verrietest |
| er/sie/es | verrät | verriet |
| wir | verraten | verrieten |
| ihr | verratet | verrietet |
| Sie | verraten | verrieten |
Partizip II verraten · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Er verrät mein Geheimnis.He reveals my secret.revealing a secret
- 2Sie hat ihm alles verraten.She told him everything.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich glaube, dass er seinen Freund verrät.I think that he betrays his friend.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
verraten + das Geheimnis
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use das Geheimnis as the object.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I revealed it to him yesterday.
Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When she arrivedankommen, he told her the newsdie Nachricht.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
They stayed quietruhig bleiben because they did not want to reveal the plander Plan.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The womandie Frau who told me the secretdas Geheimnis is my neighbordie Nachbarin.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
You must not reveal our addressdie Adresse to them.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She promisedversprechen to reveal the answerdie Antwort to me after the lessonder Unterricht.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Would you tell me where he is?
Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
verraten + das Geheimnis + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Put that clause's verb at the end.
- 3Use verraten in the present tense.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Who would you trust to keep a secret? Answer in one German sentence using verraten.
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one German sentence.
- 2Use verraten to say whom you would trust with a secret.
- 3Give a reason with a weil-clause.