Celebrating a special occasion (Part 1/2)

Celebrating a special occasion (Part 1/2)

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will look at the past and present tense with time indicators in the context of a special occasion.
  2. Purpose of language use: Celebrating a special occasion
  3. Grammar: Past, present, future

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13 Questions

Q1.
How do you form the present tense?
Add the ending to the infinitive.
Take the 'en' off the infinitive and add any ending.
Correct answer: Take the 'en' off the infinitive and add the ending for the pronoun.
Q2.
How do you form the perfect tense?
A form of any verb in the present tense and a past participle.
Correct answer: A form of haben OR sein and a past participle.
A form of haben OR sein and an infinitive
Q3.
Which of the following indicators needs to be followed by the present tense?
gestern
Correct answer: jetzt
letztes Jahr
Q4.
Which of the following indicators needs to be followed by the past tense?
heute
im Moment
Correct answer: vor
Q5.
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
Correct answer: Gestern bin ich zum Weihnachtsmarkt gegangen.
Gestern bin ich zum Weihnachtsmarkt.
Gestern gehe ich zum Weihnachtsmarkt.
The next 7 questions cover some very common words you will need in German in KS4. These words are very important because they give away or subtly change the meaning of a sentence. Select the correct meaning for each word. When you get your score, check your answers and write down any of these words that you didn't know.
Q7.
allein
all one
Correct answer: alone
together
Q8.
alles
Correct answer: everything
nothing
something
Q9.
also
also, as well
but
Correct answer: so, therefore
Q10.
anders
alone
Correct answer: different, differently
varied
Q11.
mit
for
Correct answer: with
without
Q12.
vielleicht
many times
occasionally
Correct answer: perhaps, maybe
Q13.
zusammen
both
in common
Correct answer: together

13 Questions

Q1.
How do you form the present tense?
Add the ending to the infinitive.
Take the 'en' off the infinitive and add any ending.
Correct answer: Take the 'en' off the infinitive and add the ending for the pronoun.
Q2.
How do you form the perfect tense?
A form of any verb in the present tense and a past participle.
Correct answer: A form of haben OR sein and a past participle.
A form of haben OR sein and an infinitive
Q3.
Which of the following indicators needs to be followed by the present tense?
gestern
Correct answer: jetzt
letztes Jahr
Q4.
Which of the following indicators needs to be followed by the past tense?
heute
im Moment
Correct answer: vor
Q5.
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
Correct answer: Gestern bin ich zum Weihnachtsmarkt gegangen.
Gestern bin ich zum Weihnachtsmarkt.
Gestern gehe ich zum Weihnachtsmarkt.
The next 7 questions cover some very common words you will need in German in KS4. These words are very important because they give away or subtly change the meaning of a sentence. Select the correct meaning for each word. When you get your score, check your answers and write down any of these words that you didn't know.
Q7.
allein
all one
Correct answer: alone
together
Q8.
alles
Correct answer: everything
nothing
something
Q9.
also
also, as well
but
Correct answer: so, therefore
Q10.
anders
alone
Correct answer: different, differently
varied
Q11.
mit
for
Correct answer: with
without
Q12.
vielleicht
many times
occasionally
Correct answer: perhaps, maybe
Q13.
zusammen
both
in common
Correct answer: together

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UnitGerman / Free Time and special occasions

German