Before you start
Meet vertreiben
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How vertreiben changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | vertreibe | vertrieb |
| du | vertreibst | vertriebst |
| er/sie/es | vertreibt | vertrieb |
| wir | vertreiben | vertrieben |
| ihr | vertreibt | vertriebt |
| Sie | vertreiben | vertrieben |
Partizip II vertrieben · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Der Hund vertreibt die Katze.The dog drives the cat away.present, main clause
- 2Die Firma hat das Buch online vertrieben.The company sold the book online.Perfekt with haben
- 3Weil der Hund die Katze vertreibt, läuft sie weg.Because the dog is driving the cat away, it runs off.verb at the end after weil
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
vertreiben + der Hund
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Say what drives the dog away.
- 3Say where the dog is driven from.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The noiseder Lärm drove them out of the housedas Haus.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the dogder Hund came into the gardender Garten, we drove it away.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She sells clothesdie Kleidung onlineim Internet because her shopdas Geschäft is closedgeschlossen.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The shopder Laden that sells these booksdas Buch, die Bücher is nearin der Nähe von my homedas Zuhause.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We must drive the birdsder Vogel, die Vögel away from the gardender Garten.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The companydie Firma plans to sell its booksdas Buch, die Bücher in GermanyDeutschland.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Why did the noiseder Lärm drive the catdie Katze away?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
vertreiben + die Mücken + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Use the Perfekt form of the target verb in that clause.
- 3Say that the mosquitoes came back.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
How do you pass the time on a long trip?
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one sentence using the reflexive form of the target verb.
- 2Say what you do to pass the time.