Before you start
Meet wenden
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Verb family
Separable verbs built on wenden
Add a prefix to wenden and the meaning changes.
Forms
How wenden changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | wende | wandte |
| du | wendest | wandtest |
| er/sie/es | wendet | wandte |
| wir | wenden | wandten |
| ihr | wendet | wandtet |
| Sie | wenden | wandten |
Partizip II gewandt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich wende das Brot in der Pfanne.I turn the bread in the pan.turn food while cooking
- 2Sie hat das Auto gewendet.She turned the car around.Perfekt with haben
- 3Er wendet das Blatt, wenn er fertig ist.He turns the page when he is finished.present in a wenn-clause
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
wenden + der Pfannkuchen
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use der Pfannkuchen as the direct object.
- 3Say where you turn it.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I turned it over in the pandie Pfanne after one minutedie Minute.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When I turned the cardas Auto around, she was already waiting.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He turned the paperdas Papier over because the otherandere sidedie Seite was wetnass.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The womandie Frau who turned to me needed helpdie Hilfe.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
You must turn the meatdas Fleisch regularlyregelmäßig so it does not burnanbrennen.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He turned the cardas Auto around to go homedas Zuhause.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Could you turn the pagedie Seite for me, please?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
sich wenden + der Lehrer + weil
Your challenge
- 1Use sich wenden with a weil-clause.
- 2Say whom you turned to.
- 3Put the weil-clause verb at the end.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Who would you turn to if you needed help?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using wenden.
- 2Use a wenn-clause and say whom you would turn to.