Before you start
Meet verwundern
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How verwundern changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | verwundere | verwunderte |
| du | verwunderst | verwundertest |
| er/sie/es | verwundert | verwunderte |
| wir | verwundern | verwunderten |
| ihr | verwundert | verwundertet |
| Sie | verwundern | verwunderten |
Partizip II verwundert · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Deine Frage verwundert mich.Your question surprises me.present-tense main clause
- 2Der Brief hat mich sehr verwundert.The letter really surprised me.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich weiß, dass ihn das nicht verwundert.I know that this does not surprise him.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
verwundern + der Brief
Your challenge
- 1Use der Brief as the subject.
- 2Use the present tense and an accusative pronoun for yourself.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The newsdie Nachricht, die Nachrichten surprised me.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When he came homenach Hause kommen, the emptyleer kitchendie Küche surprised him.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The lowniedrig priceder Preis surprised her because the shopdas Geschäft was usuallysonst expensiveteuer.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The mander Mann who worksarbeiten with me surprised us with his answerdie Antwort.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
You can surprise him with a smallklein presentdas Geschenk.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
It surprised me to see them herehier.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Would it surprise you if I camekommen earlyfrüh?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
verwundern + der Preis + weil
Your challenge
- 1Use der Preis as the subject.
- 2Use the present tense and an accusative pronoun for yourself.
- 3Add a weil-clause with its verb at the end.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What surprises you about learning German?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using verwundern.
- 2Use a clause beginning with wie.