Before you start
Meet winken
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How winken changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | winke | winkte |
| du | winkst | winktest |
| er/sie/es | winkt | winkte |
| wir | winken | winkten |
| ihr | winkt | winktet |
| Sie | winken | winkten |
Partizip II gewinkt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich winke meiner Mutter.I wave to my mother.wave to someone
- 2Er hat mir vom Fenster aus gewinkt.He waved to me from the window.Perfekt with haben
- 3Sie sagt, dass der Mann uns winkt.She says that the man is waving to us.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
winken + der Busfahrer
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Say whom you wave to, using der Busfahrer.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I waved to him at the stationder Bahnhof.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When she waved to me, I smiledlächeln.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He waved to them because they were waitingwarten outsidedraußen.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The womandie Frau who waved to us is my teacherdie Lehrerin.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She wants to wave to him, but he can't seesehen her.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He stood at the windowdas Fenster to wave to his childrendas Kind, die Kinder.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Did you wave to them at the airportder Flughafen?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
winken + der Nachbar + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Use the simple past.
- 2Say whom you wave to, using der Nachbar.
- 3Add an obwohl-clause saying he did not see you.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Who do you usually wave to when you see them?
Your challenge
- 1Answer with a wenn-clause.
- 2Say whom you wave to, using a dative pronoun.