Before you start
Meet verwirren
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How verwirren changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | verwirre | verwirrte |
| du | verwirrst | verwirrtest |
| er/sie/es | verwirrt | verwirrte |
| wir | verwirren | verwirrten |
| ihr | verwirrt | verwirrtet |
| Sie | verwirren | verwirrten |
Partizip II verwirrt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Die Frage verwirrt mich.The question confuses me.confuse someone
- 2Der Film hat mich gestern verwirrt.The film confused me yesterday.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich glaube, dass die Karte ihn verwirrt.I think the map confuses him.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
verwirren + die Frage
Your challenge
- 1Use die Frage as the subject.
- 2Use the present tense.
- 3Use an accusative pronoun for yourself.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The strangeseltsam messagedie Nachricht confused me.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the teacherder Lehrer explainederklären the newneu ruledie Regel, it confused the childrendas Kind, die Kinder.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I calledanrufen him because his answerdie Antwort confused me.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The noteder Zettel that confused us was in my bagdie Tasche.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
This longlang messagedie Nachricht can confuse her.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She triedversuchen not to confuse her sonder Sohn.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Would this picturedas Bild confuse them?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
verwirren + der Plan + dass
Your challenge
- 1Start with Ich glaube.
- 2Use a dass-clause with der Plan as its subject.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What often confuses you, and why?
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one sentence using verwirren.
- 2Give a reason with a weil-clause.