Lesson 13 of 14
  • Year 9

Narrating other people's actions (Part 1/2)

Lesson 13 of 14
  • Year 9

Narrating other people's actions (Part 1/2)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will use weak and strong verbs in their plural forms in the present tense.

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11 Questions

Q1.
Which of these is a strong verb?

Correct answer: fahren
gehen
machen

Q2.
How does the vowel 'a' change in strong verbs?

Correct answer: it changes to 'ä'
it changes to 'ö'
it changes to 'ü'

Q3.
What is the correct verb form?

sie schlafe
sie schlaft
Correct answer: sie schläft

Q4.
What is the correct translation of 'er läuft'?

he ran
Correct answer: he runs/is running
she runs

Q5.
Which word is missing in this sentence: 'geben', 'laufen', 'fahren' are ............ verbs

modal
Correct answer: strong
weak

The next 5 questions cover some very common words you will need in German in KS3. 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.
mir

I
Correct answer: me
mine

Q8.
heute

Correct answer: today
tomorrow
yesterday

Q9.
am Abend

in the afternoon
Correct answer: in the evening
in the morning

Q10.
am Nachmittag

Correct answer: in the afternoon
mid week
on Wednesday

Q11.
mit wem?

how many?
with what?
Correct answer: with whom?

11 Questions

Q1.
Which of these words means 'first'?

danach
schließlich
Correct answer: zuerst

Q2.
What does the letter 'a' change into when using the er/sie form of strong verbs?

Correct answer: ä
ö
ü

Q3.
If you want to use the plural 'they' and use a verb with it, what is the ending of the verb?

Correct answer: en
st
t

Q4.
What is the correct translation of this sentence: Sie spielen zusammen Gitarre.

They both play the guitar.
They don't play the guitar.
Correct answer: They play the guitar together.

Q5.
'They have a lot in common' is translated as...

Sie haben beide nichts gemeinsam.
Correct answer: Sie haben viel gemeinsam.
Sie haben viel zusammen.

The next 5 questions cover some very common words you will need in German in KS3. 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.
dann

later
never
Correct answer: then

Q8.
später

first
Correct answer: later
never

Q9.
schließlich

after it
Correct answer: finally
first

Q10.
danach

Correct answer: after it
finally
first

Q11.
zuerst

after it
finally
Correct answer: first