Before you start
Meet werfen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Verb family
Separable verbs built on werfen
Add a prefix to werfen and the meaning changes.
Forms
How werfen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | werfe | warf |
| du | wirfst | warfst |
| er/sie/es | wirft | warf |
| wir | werfen | warfen |
| ihr | werft | warft |
| Sie | werfen | warfen |
Partizip II geworfen · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich werfe den Ball.I throw the ball.throwing a ball
- 2Sie hat den Schlüssel geworfen.She threw the key.Perfekt with haben
- 3Er kann den Ball werfen.He can throw the ball.with a modal verb
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
werfen + der Ball
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use der Ball as the object.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I threw it into the binder Mülleimer yesterday.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the ballder Ball came towardzukommen him, he threw it backzurück.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She threw the letterder Brief away because it was oldalt.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The boyder Junge who threw the ballder Ball to me is my brotherder Bruder.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We must not throw fooddas Essen away.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He openedöffnen the windowdas Fenster to throw the paperdas Papier outsidehinaus.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Why did you throw the keysder Schlüssel, die Schlüssel into the bagdie Tasche?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
werfen + der Stein + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Use der Stein as the object in the present tense.
- 2Add an obwohl-clause with its verb at the end.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
When do you throw things away? Answer in one German sentence using the target verb.
Your challenge
- 1Answer with a wenn-clause.
- 2Use a pronoun for the thing you throw away.