Before you start
Meet widersprechen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How widersprechen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | widerspreche | widersprach |
| du | widersprichst | widersprachst |
| er/sie/es | widerspricht | widersprach |
| wir | widersprechen | widersprachen |
| ihr | widersprecht | widerspracht |
| Sie | widersprechen | widersprachen |
Partizip II widersprochen · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich widerspreche dir nicht.I’m not contradicting you.present tense
- 2Er hat seiner Mutter widersprochen.He contradicted his mother.Perfekt with haben
- 3Sie sagt, dass ich ihr widerspreche.She says that I contradict her.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
widersprechen + der Lehrer
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Make der Lehrer the indirect object.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I contradicted him yesterdaygestern.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When my brotherder Bruder saidsagen that, I contradicted him.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She contradicted me because I was wrongfalsch.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The womandie Frau who contradicted him is my neighborder Nachbar, die Nachbarn.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
You shouldn't contradict your teacherder Lehrer in classder Unterricht.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
It is hardschwer to contradict him.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Would you contradict your bossder Chef?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
widersprechen + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Put its verb at the end.
- 3Use the present tense and disagree with someone.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Who do you find hardest to contradict, and why?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using the present tense.
- 2Use a weil-clause to give a reason.