Before you start
Meet zwingen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How zwingen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | zwinge | zwang |
| du | zwingst | zwangst |
| er/sie/es | zwingt | zwang |
| wir | zwingen | zwangen |
| ihr | zwingt | zwangt |
| Sie | zwingen | zwangen |
Partizip II gezwungen · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Der Chef zwingt mich, heute zu arbeiten.The boss forces me to work today.present tense main clause
- 2Sie haben ihn zum Gehen gezwungen.They forced him to leave.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich bleibe hier, weil mich niemand zwingt.I’m staying here because nobody is forcing me.verb at the end after weil
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
zwingen + der Vater + das Kind
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Say what the child is forced to do.
- 3Use a zu-infinitive.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
My parentsdie Eltern forced him to stay at homezu Hause.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
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When I was sickkrank, my motherdie Mutter forced me to drinktrinken teader Tee.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
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She forced him to leavegehen because it was latespät.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The teacherder Lehrer who forced us to readlesen the bookdas Buch is newneu.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
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We had to force them to waitwarten outsidedraußen.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He forced her to workarbeiten longerlänger to finishbeenden the jobdie Arbeit.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Would you force your childrendas Kind, die Kinder to helphelfen at homezu Hause?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
zwingen + der Trainer + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Use the simple past of zwingen.
- 2Say what the players were forced to do.
- 3Add an obwohl-clause saying they were tired.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What would you never force a friend to do?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using zwingen.
- 2Say what you would never force a friend to do.