Before you start
Meet weinen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How weinen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | weine | weinte |
| du | weinst | weintest |
| er/sie/es | weint | weinte |
| wir | weinen | weinten |
| ihr | weint | weintet |
| Sie | weinen | weinten |
Partizip II geweint · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Das Kind weint laut.The child is crying loudly.present tense
- 2Ich habe gestern lange geweint.I cried for a long time yesterday.Perfekt with haben
- 3Mama kommt, wenn das Baby weint.Mom comes when the baby cries.verb at the end after wenn
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
weinen + das Baby
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Make das Baby the subject.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She cried, and I heard her.
Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the filmder Film endedzu Ende sein, the childrendas Kind, die Kinder cried.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He cried because he missedvermissen his familydie Familie.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The boyder Junge who is crying is my brotherder Bruder.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She must not cry in front of the childrendas Kind, die Kinder.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He triedversuchen not to cry after the gamedas Spiel.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Why are you crying?
Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
weinen + obwohl + der Film
Your challenge
- 1Use obwohl to start a clause about der Film.
- 2Put the verb at the end of that clause.
- 3Use the target verb in the main clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
When do you cry at films? Answer in one German sentence using the target verb.
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one sentence using the target verb.
- 2Say when or in what situation you cry.