Before you start
Meet verzichten
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How verzichten changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | verzichte | verzichtete |
| du | verzichtest | verzichtetest |
| er/sie/es | verzichtet | verzichtete |
| wir | verzichten | verzichteten |
| ihr | verzichtet | verzichtetet |
| Sie | verzichten | verzichteten |
Partizip II verzichtet · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich verzichte heute auf Kaffee.I’m doing without coffee today.present main clause
- 2Wir haben auf das Auto verzichtet.We did without the car.Perfekt with haben
- 3Sie bleibt zu Hause, weil sie auf den Film verzichtet.She stays home because she is skipping the movie.verb at the end after weil
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
verzichten + der Kaffee
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Say that you do without der Kaffee.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She has done without it.
Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When we were on holidayder Urlaub, we did without the cardas Auto.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He stayedbleiben homezu Hause because he wanted to do without the cardas Auto.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I know a womandie Frau who does without sugarder Zucker.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
You should do without your phonedas Handy tonightheute Abend.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She triedversuchen to do without dessertder Nachtisch.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
What could you do without on holidayder Urlaub?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
verzichten + der Zucker + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Say that you like der Zucker.
- 3Say that you do without it in the main clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What food or drink could you do without?
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one food or drink.
- 2Use a form of verzichten with auf.
- 3Use the conditional to say what you could do without.