Celebrating a special occasion (Part 1/2)

Celebrating a special occasion (Part 1/2)

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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