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Activities: "How to conjugate verbs in German: Agreement, tenses, and other verb forms"

By: Babsi Schafer Cabrera

Activity 1: Spot the verbs!

The new climbing gym has its opening day! The owner proudly welcomes all new members with a short speech. Identify all the verbs in the following text, including infinitives and participles.

Use this vocabulary to help you:

GermanEnglish
die Kletterhalle

climbing gym

die Route, Routen

route, routes

gestalten

(to) design

die Boulderecke

bouldering corner

die Schwierigkeitsstufe

difficulty level

der Rabatt

discount

Activity 2: An email from abroad

You received an email from a friend abroad who is currently learning how to climb. Find any verbs that are incorrect, and correct them directly in the text below. Do not change the tense!

Activity 3: Change the tense!

The following sentences are all written in present tense. Change the verbs to the tense indicated in the parentheses at the end of each sentence.

  1. Tom ist ein guter Sportler. (simple past)

    → .

  2. Jedes Jahr nimmt er an großen Turnieren teil. (past perfect)

    → .

  3. Doch er und seine Freunde haben einen Unfall. (simple past)

    → .

  4. Tom muss bald wieder ins Krankenhaus. (future simple)

    → .

  5. Seine Therapie ist nicht so schnell vorbei. (future simple)

    → .

  6. Er vermisst das tägliche Training. (present perfect)

    → .

  7. Seine Eltern sind sehr stolz auf ihn. (simple past)

    → .

  8. Bald kann er wieder teilnehmen. (simple past)

    → .