German Language Game: anrufen - to call
German Language Game: "anrufen" and "zurückrufen".
With this fun interactive German game, you'll learn and practice how "separable prefix verbs" work:
- anrufen - to call
- zurückrufen - to call back
Simple Present:
- Er ruft Claudia an. - He calls Claudia.
- Du rufst zurück. - You call back. (familiar)
- Sie ruft dich an. - She calls/She'll call you. (familiar)
IMPERATIVE:
- Ruf mich an! - Call me! (familiar)
- Rufen Sie mich zurück! - Call me back! (formal)
With Modal:
- Wir können unsere Freunde anrufen. - We can call our friends.
- Er will seinen Vater zurückrufen. - He wants to call his father back.
Future:
- Ich werde dich später anrufen. - I'll call you(fam.) later.
- Ich werde sie gleich zurückrufen. - I'll call her back right away.
Present Perfect (Conversational Past):
- Wer hat angerufen? - Who called?
- Deine Schwester hat angerufen. - Your(fam.) sister called.
To practice your German comprehension, listen to this conversation, which occurs when our traveler Michael calls the number of his friend's apartment.
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Posted 12:32PM on September 10 2014 by Ulrike Rettig
Categories: German | Tags: Anrufen, German game, German grammar, German language game, German separable prefix verb, Zurückrufen
Categories: German | Tags: Anrufen, German game, German grammar, German language game, German separable prefix verb, Zurückrufen