Year 8

Wann? Seit wann? When? Since when?

Year 8

Wann? Seit wann? When? Since when?

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will continue to learn about the use of 'seit' with the present tense and to contrast it with questions beginning with 'Wann', using the past tense to respond. We also revisit the long vowel sounds [e] and [ä].

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12 Questions

Q1.
Wie sagt man „eine Weile" auf Englisch?
a wait
a whale
Correct answer: a while
Q2.
Which of the following options includes the 3 key meanings of the preposition 'vor'
before, in front of, for
Correct answer: in front of, ago, before
Correct answer: since, after, when
Q3.
What is the correct German word for 'lawyer'
der Anwalt
Correct answer: der Arzt
der Bäcker
Q4.
weiterer/weitere/weiteres
again
Correct answer: another, additional, a further
wider
Q5.
Which of the following is the best translation of „bei Oma"?
Correct answer: at Gran's house
by Gran
with Gran
Q6.
which of the following words means to 'give up' or 'stop doing' something
ankommen
Correct answer: aufhören
aussehen
Q7.
Which of the following words means 'to watch
anrufen
Correct answer: anschauen
aussehen
Q8.
während means...
Correct answer: during, whilst
wary
weary
Q9.
seit means...
as or if
sight or site
Correct answer: since or for
Q10.
Wie sagt man 'to know (a person, place or thing) auf Deutsch?
Correct answer: kennen
können
wissen
Q11.
'aufstehen' means....
Correct answer: to get up/get out of bed
to put
to wake up
Q12.
What is the plural of Stadt?
Stadte
Correct answer: Städte
Stadten

12 Questions

Q1.
„annehmen" means..
Correct answer: to accept
to agree
to take
Q2.
The plural of the word 'Anwalt' is...
Die Anwalte
Correct answer: die Anwälte
die Anwalten
Q3.
Which words means 'same'?
ähnlich
Correct answer: gleich
weiter
Q4.
Which is these verbs means to call or to telephone?
ankommen
Correct answer: anrufen
aufstehen
Q5.
Which of the following is the correct translation of the following German sentence? Ich lerne seit zwei Jahren Gitarre
Correct answer: I have been learning guitar for two years
I learn guitar since two years
I learned guitar for two years
Q6.
Which of the following is the correct translation of Ich singe seit März im Chor?
I have been singing in the choir for March
I sang in the choir for March
Correct answer: I've been singing in the choir since March
Q7.
What guidelines do we use to distinguish between 'since' and 'for' when translating 'seit' into English?
It doesn't matter which you use.
Use 'for' for a specific point in term and 'since' for a time frame
Correct answer: use 'since' for a specific point in time and 'for' for a time frame
Q8.
How would you translate 'for years'
Seit Jahr
seit Jahre
Correct answer: seit Jahren
Q9.
Which of the following is correct for the translation of 'for a week, for a month, for a year'
seit einer Woche, seit ein Monat, seit einem Jahr
seit einer Woche, seit einem Monat, seit ein Jahr
Correct answer: seit einer Woche, seit einem Monat, seit einem Jahr
Q10.
Which of the following options includes the 3 key meanings of the preposition 'vor'
before, in front of, for
Correct answer: in front of, ago, before
Correct answer: since, after, when
Q11.
Wie sagt man 'to know (a person, place or thing) auf Deutsch?
Correct answer: kennen
können
wissen
Q12.
which of the following words means to 'give up' or 'stop doing' something
ankommen
Correct answer: aufhören
aussehen