Before you start
Meet werden
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Verb family
Separable verbs built on werden
Add a prefix to werden and the meaning changes.
Forms
How werden changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | werde | wurde |
| du | wirst | wurdest |
| er/sie/es | wird | wurde |
| wir | werden | wurden |
| ihr | werdet | wurdet |
| Sie | werden | wurden |
Partizip II geworden · Perfekt with sein
Three examples
- 1Es wird heute kalt.It is getting cold today.present: getting cold
- 2Er wurde letztes Jahr Arzt.He became a doctor last year.Präteritum: becoming something
- 3Ich glaube, dass wir morgen zu Hause bleiben werden.I think that we will stay at home tomorrow.future with werden
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
werden + müde
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Say that you are becoming tired.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He has become very quietruhig.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When I was a childdas Kind, I became nervousnervös before examsdie Prüfung, die Prüfungen.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She is getting tiredmüde because she has workedarbeiten all dayden ganzen Tag.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The man who became our teacherder Lehrer lives nearbyin der Nähe.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He wants to become a doctorder Arzt.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
It is becoming difficultschwierig to findfinden a cheapgünstig apartmentdie Wohnung.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Will the meetingdas Treffen · die Besprechung (work) be movedverschieben to Fridayder Freitag?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
werden + der Himmel + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Say that der Himmel is gray.
- 3Say that the weather gets better later.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What would you like to become in the future?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using werden to name a future goal.