Before you start
Meet verschließen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How verschließen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | verschließe | verschloss |
| du | verschließt | verschlossest |
| er/sie/es | verschließt | verschloss |
| wir | verschließen | verschlossen |
| ihr | verschließt | verschlosst |
| Sie | verschließen | verschlossen |
Partizip II verschlossen · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich verschließe die Tür.I lock the door.Present tense
- 2Er hat die Tasche verschlossen.He locked the bag.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich weiß, dass sie den Schrank verschließt.I know that she locks the cupboard.Verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
verschließen + die Tür
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use die Tür as the accusative object.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I have locked it for the nightdie Nacht.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When I leaveverlassen the housedas Haus, I lock the doordie Tür.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I locked it because the childrendas Kind, die Kinder were asleepschlafend.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I foundfinden the doordie Tür that I had locked.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
You must lock the front doordie Haustür before you go to bedschlafen gehen.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She forgotvergessen to lock the doordie Tür before she leftgehen.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Who locked the boxdie Kiste before dinnerdas Abendessen?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
verschließen + das Fenster + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Use the simple past for verschließen.
- 3Use das Fenster as the accusative object.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What do you usually lock at home? Answer in one German sentence using the target verb.
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one German sentence.
- 2Use the present tense of verschließen.
- 3Say what you usually lock at home.