Celebrating a special occasion (Part 2/2)

Celebrating a special occasion (Part 2/2)

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will look at using the present tense with time indicators to express future intentions 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 can you avoid using the future tense with werden?
use the past tense with a time indicator
Correct answer: use the present tense with a time indicator
you can't
Q2.
What must you remember about word order if you start the sentence with the time indicator?
nothing changes
Correct answer: you must invert the subject and the verb
you must kick the verb to the end of the sentence/clause
Q3.
How do you form the present tense?
just use the infinitive
take the infinitive, add a 'ge' to the beginning and a 't' to the ending
Correct answer: take the infinitive, remove the 'en' and add the appropriate ending
Q4.
How does the future tense work?
just use an infinitive
Correct answer: use a form of werden and the infinitive
use a form of werden and the past participle
Q5.
Which of the following means: Tomorrow I am going to celebrate my birthday.
Gestern habe ich meinen Geburtstag gefeiert.
Correct answer: Morgen feiere ich meinen Geburtstag
Morgen kaufe ich Geschenke.
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.
auf
between
in front of, behind
Correct answer: on, at, to
Q8.
bestimmt
Correct answer: definite, certain
particular
uncertain
Q9.
danach
Correct answer: after it, afterwards
before
since
Q10.
schlecht
awkward
Correct answer: bad
difficult
Q11.
sofort
Correct answer: immediately
in a while
sometime
Q12.
wenig
Correct answer: few
many
none
Q13.
zwischen
Correct answer: between
near
next to

13 Questions

Q1.
How can you avoid using the future tense with werden?
use the past tense with a time indicator
Correct answer: use the present tense with a time indicator
you can't
Q2.
What must you remember about word order if you start the sentence with the time indicator?
nothing changes
Correct answer: you must invert the subject and the verb
you must kick the verb to the end of the sentence/clause
Q3.
How do you form the present tense?
just use the infinitive
take the infinitive, add a 'ge' to the beginning and a 't' to the ending
Correct answer: take the infinitive, remove the 'en' and add the appropriate ending
Q4.
How does the future tense work?
just use an infinitive
Correct answer: use a form of werden and the infinitive
use a form of werden and the past participle
Q5.
Which of the following means: Tomorrow I am going to celebrate my birthday.
Gestern habe ich meinen Geburtstag gefeiert.
Correct answer: Morgen feiere ich meinen Geburtstag
Morgen kaufe ich Geschenke.
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.
auf
between
in front of, behind
Correct answer: on, at, to
Q8.
bestimmt
Correct answer: definite, certain
particular
uncertain
Q9.
danach
Correct answer: after it, afterwards
before
since
Q10.
schlecht
awkward
Correct answer: bad
difficult
Q11.
sofort
Correct answer: immediately
in a while
sometime
Q12.
wenig
Correct answer: few
many
none
Q13.
zwischen
Correct answer: between
near
next to

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UnitGerman / Free Time and special occasions

German