Before you start
Meet zerstören
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How zerstören changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | zerstöre | zerstörte |
| du | zerstörst | zerstörtest |
| er/sie/es | zerstört | zerstörte |
| wir | zerstören | zerstörten |
| ihr | zerstört | zerstörtet |
| Sie | zerstören | zerstörten |
Partizip II zerstört · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Der Sturm zerstört das alte Haus.The storm destroys the old house.present tense
- 2Das Feuer hat mein Fahrrad zerstört.The fire destroyed my bike.Perfekt with haben
- 3Sie weint, weil der Unfall ihr Auto zerstört hat.She is crying because the accident destroyed her car.verb at the end after weil
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
zerstören + das Spielzeug
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Make das Spielzeug the object.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I destroyed it yesterdaygestern.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the stormder Sturm destroyed our gardender Garten, we stayedbleiben insidedrinnen.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We stayedbleiben homezu Hause because the stormder Sturm destroyed the roaddie Straße.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The oldalt housedas Haus that the firedas Feuer destroyed is emptyleer.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We must destroy the oldalt photosdas Foto, die Fotos.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She destroyed the oldalt paperdas Papier to make roomPlatz schaffen.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Would you destroy this oldalt chairder Stuhl if it were brokenkaputt?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
zerstören + der Regen + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Use the Perfekt for zerstören.
- 3Add a result in the main clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What would you never destroy? Answer in one German sentence using the verb.
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one German sentence.
- 2Use zerstören in the Konjunktiv II.
- 3Say what you would never destroy.