Activities: "What are impersonal verbs in German and how are they used?"
By: Ivo Niethammer
Use this vocabulary to help you complete the exercises below:
| German | English |
|---|---|
tauen | to thaw |
pfeifen | to whistle |
hageln | to hail |
nieseln | to drizzle |
jucken | to itch |
unerträglich | unbearable |
klappen | to go well |
der Wahnsinn | madness |
erreichen | to achieve |
Activity 1: Personal and impersonal verbs
Decide which verbs are personal verbs, which are impersonal, which can be both and which are partly personal.
Word BankChoose a word, then choose a blank. You can also drag.
Personal
Drop here
Impersonal
Drop here
Both
Drop here
Partly personal
Drop here
Activity 2: Using impersonal verbs
What words complete the sentences? Fill in the gap using a conjugated verb from the word bank.
Es jetzt schon den ganzen Tag und ich habe keinen Regenschirm.
Was machst du, wenn es kein Brot mehr ?
Öffne bitte die Tür, wenn es .
Und wo es denn weh?
Es unerträglich heiß in unserer Wohnung.
Mama, schau, es !
Keine Sorge, es schon klappen!
Mmmmm. Es richtig lecker aus der Küche!
Activity 3: Matching sentences
Finish the sentences below using the endings from the bank!
Word BankChoose a word, then choose a blank. You can also drag.
- Wir konnten diesen Winter nicht skifahren gehen, drop here.
- Toll, ein fliegendes Auto! Es gibt nichts, drop here!
- Es ist schon Wahnsinn, drop here.
- Wenn es klopft, drop here.
- Du solltest zum Arzt gehen, drop here.
- Es hat die ganze Nacht gedonnert, drop here.
- Es ist viel los, drop here.
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