Fill in the blanks exercise for infinitive sentences with and without 'zu'

Test your knowledge about infinitive sentences with and without 'zu'.

Exercise outline

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  2. Fill in the blanks exercise for infinitive sentences with 'zu'
  3. Fill in the blanks exercise for infinitive sentences with and without 'zu'
  4. Multiple choice exercise for infinitive sentences

Fill in the missing words to form a grammatically correct sentence with or without the preposition 'zu'.

Recap: We can choose to express the concept either with

  • the infinitive sentence (with 'zu') or
  • use the subordinate phrase introduced by 'dass' (without the zu).

While using the construction with 'dass' the preposition 'zu' isn't used. The meaning is unchanged, but in the 'dass'-phrase, we usually don't have an infinitive form of a verb, but a conjugated verb.

 

Example: Luca freut sich darüber, morgen Besuch zu bekommen. (bekommen) (Luca is pleased to have visitors tomorrow.)

Example: Luca freut sich darüber, dass er morgen Besuch bekommt. (Luca is pleased, that he has visitors tomorrow.)

1. Wir sind gekommen, um uns . (entschuldigen) (We came here, to apologize.)

2. Wusstest du, dass er Deutsch ? (sprechen) (Did you know that he speaks German?)

3. Sie vergaß, mir die Zeitung . (geben) (She forgot, to give me the newspaper.)

4. Ich hoffe, dass er sein Geld . (wiederfinden) (I hope, that he finds his money.)

5. Er hat telefoniert, um seine Freunde einzuladen. (einladen) (He was on the phone, to invite his friends.)

6. Er geht vorbei, ohne Nora zu sehen. (sehen) (We walks by, without seeing Nora.)

7. Wir haben gemalt, anstatt . (lernen) (We painted, intead of studying.)

8. Ich möchte, dass ihr pünktlich . (sein) (I want you to be on time.)

9. Versprecht ihr, meinen Freund auch ? (einladen) (Do you promise, to also invite my friend?)