Before you start
Meet versuchen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How versuchen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | versuche | versuchte |
| du | versuchst | versuchtest |
| er/sie/es | versucht | versuchte |
| wir | versuchen | versuchten |
| ihr | versucht | versuchtet |
| Sie | versuchen | versuchten |
Partizip II versucht · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich versuche heute, früh zu schlafen.I’m trying to go to bed early today.present with zu-infinitive
- 2Sie hat versucht, den Bus zu nehmen.She tried to take the bus.Perfekt with haben
- 3Er bleibt zu Hause, weil er versucht, sich auszuruhen.He’s staying home because he’s trying to rest.verb at the end after weil
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
versuchen + die Aufgabe
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use die Aufgabe as the object.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I tried it yesterdaygestern.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When I was tiredmüde, I tried to sleepschlafen.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She tries to learn GermanDeutsch because she wants to workarbeiten here.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I tried to read the bookdas Buch that you gave me.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We must try to help them.
Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I calledanrufen him to try to speaksprechen with him.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Could you try it againnoch einmal?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
versuchen + die neue Methode + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Put the verb at the end of that clause.
- 3Refer to die neue Methode with a pronoun.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What do you try to do when you have free time?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one German sentence using versuchen.
- 2Say what you try to do with a zu-infinitive.
- 3Include a wenn-clause.