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Meet verstorben
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How verstorben changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | versterbe | verstarb |
| du | versterbst | verstarbst |
| er/sie/es | verstirbt | verstarb |
| wir | versterben | verstarben |
| ihr | versterbt | verstarbt |
| Sie | versterben | verstarben |
Partizip II verstorben · Perfekt with sein
Three examples
- 1Der alte Mann verstirbt im Krankenhaus.The old man passes away in the hospital.present tense
- 2Die Frau ist letzte Woche verstorben.The woman passed away last week.Perfekt with sein
- 3Sie weiß, dass ihr Vater bald verstirbt.She knows that her father will soon pass away.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
versterben + der Großvater + heute
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Include der Großvater and heute.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He passed away last yeardas Jahr.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When her grandfatherder Großvater passed away, she was still very youngjung.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We stayed at home because his fatherder Vater had passed away.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The womandie Frau whose husbandder Ehemann passed away lives next doornebenan.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We must tellsagen them that their dogder Hund has passed away.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Did her uncleder Onkel pass away in the hospitaldas Krankenhaus?
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
If he had not passed away, he would stillnoch be with us.
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
versterben + der Großvater + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Use the simple past for versterben.
- 3Add a main clause about remembering him.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Name a well-known person who passed away and say when it happened.
Your challenge
- 1Name a well-known person.
- 2Say when they passed away using the simple past.