verb tense that describes completed actions in the past, e.g.,'I (have) said', 'she (has) played'

verb form that forms the perfect tense, together with the auxiliary verbs 'haben' or 'sein'

subject pronoun meaning 'you (familiar, plural)'

adverb meaning 'previously, in former times, in the past'

A2a Diese Woche hat er ziemlich viel in der Schule gemacht. Am Dienstag hat ...

A2b Diese Woche hat Mia relativ viel zu Hause gemacht. Sie hat jeden Abend ...

B1-1 [Seid] ihr oft am Wochenende zu Hause geblieben?

B1-2 [Habt] ihr viele Bücher in der Schule gelesen?

B1-3 Wann [habt] ihr Englisch gelernt?

B1-4 Was [habt] ihr früher im Urlaub gemacht?

B1-5 Wohin [seid] ihr in Urlaub gefahren?

B1-6 [Habt] ihr gern Kaffee getrunken?

B1-7 Wo [seid] ihr früher geschwommen?

B1-8 [Seid] ihr gern in die Schule gegangen?

What you used to do: perfect tense with 'ihr' (you, familiar pl.) and 'früher'

German

What did they do then? Perfect, imperfect 'war', 'hatte', 'gab', compound nouns

Famous lives: 'als' as 'when' with the past tense

Famous German speakers: 'bevor' and 'nachdem', word order

Childhood experiences: nouns, past tense, conjunctions

This unit revisits past tenses. The perfect tense is consolidated as variations on past participle formation are practised. The imperfect tense (war, hatte, es gab) is revisited, with question formation and word order 3 conjunctions. Pupils learn how to say calendar years in German.

Past lives: perfect and imperfect tenses

Which of the following verbs would need 'ge' adding to the start of the past participle, as in 'gemacht' from 'machen'?

Which of the following words for 'you' would you use to talk to your two brothers?

Complete the following sentence using the correct time phrase: 'Ihr seid {{}} oft geschwommen.' ('You used to swim often.') You can use 'ue' for 'ü' if needed.

Fill in the missing word in the following sentence: 'Ihr {{}} in die Schule gegangen.' ('You went to school.')

Which of these past participles of strong verbs does **not** have a stem vowel change (i.e., a different vowel in the stem from the infinitive)?

Choose the correct translation of 'Have you done your homework?'.

Which of the following words for 'you' means 'you' (singular, familiar), i.e., the word you would use when talking to one friend or family member?

Which of these verbs has a separable prefix?

Exit Quiz

Which of the following verbs would need 'ge' adding to the start of the past participle, as in 'gemacht' from 'machen'?