Before you start
Meet verweigern
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How verweigern changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | verweigere | verweigerte |
| du | verweigerst | verweigertest |
| er/sie/es | verweigert | verweigerte |
| wir | verweigern | verweigerten |
| ihr | verweigert | verweigertet |
| Sie | verweigern | verweigerten |
Partizip II verweigert · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich verweigere den Kaffee.I refuse the coffee.refusing something
- 2Er hat die Antwort verweigert.He refused to answer.Perfekt with haben
- 3Sie bleibt ruhig, obwohl er ihr die Hilfe verweigert.She stays calm although he refuses to help her.verb at the end after obwohl
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
verweigern + das Essen
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use das Essen as the thing refused.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He refused it.
Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the childdas Kind asked for helpum Hilfe bitten, the fatherder Vater refused him.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She refused the fooddas Essen because it was coldkalt.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The mander Mann who refused them the fooddas Essen works here.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We must refuse him the moneydas Geld.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She decidedbeschließen to refuse the offerdas Angebot.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Would you refuse her helpdie Hilfe?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
verweigern + das Essen + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Say who refused the food and to whom.
- 3Put the conjugated verb at the end of that clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What have you refused recently? Answer in one German sentence using the verb.
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using the Perfekt.
- 2Say what you refused.