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Comparing places and people now and then (Part 1/2)

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Comparing places and people now and then (Part 1/2)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will look at the imperfect tense of 'sein' and 'haben', to talk about how people were in the past.

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11 Questions

Q1.
Was ist richtig?

ich oft spiele gern Musik
ich spiele gern oft Musik
Correct answer: ich spiele oft gern Musik

Q2.
Was ist richtig?

Correct answer: Am Montag gehen wir zusammen ins Kino
Am Montag wir gehen ins Kino zusammen
Am Montag wir gehen zusammen ins Kino

Q3.
Was ist richtig?

Am Abend ich mache schnell meine Hausaufgaben
Am Abend ich schnell mache meine Hausaufgaben
Correct answer: Am Abend mache ich schnell meine Hausaufgaben

Q4.
Was ist richtig?

Mein Bruder gern liest immer Harry Potter
Mein Bruder immer gern liest Harry Potter
Correct answer: Mein Bruder liest immer gern Harry Potter

Q5.
Was ist richtig?

Manchmal ich sehe gar nicht gern Horrorfilme, weil sie gruselig sind
Correct answer: Manchmal sehe ich gar nicht gern Horrorfilme, weil sie gruselig sind
Manchmal sehe ich gar nicht gern Horrorfilme, weil sie sind gruselig

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.
nie

Correct answer: never
night
nothing

Q8.
keine

any
Correct answer: not any
one

Q9.
eine

Correct answer: a (fem)
a (masc and neut)
none

Q10.
oder

Correct answer: or
order
other

Q11.
was?

Correct answer: what?
when?
where?

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11 Questions

Q1.
Was ist richtig?

Damals es ist klein
Damals es war klein
Correct answer: Damals war es klein

Q2.
Was ist richtig?

Früher er hatte kurze Haare
Früher hat er kurze Haare
Correct answer: Früher hatte er kurze Haare

Q3.
Was ist richtig?

Mein Bruder waren immer sehr ernst
Meine Bruder war immer sehr ernst
Correct answer: Meine Brüder waren immer sehr ernst

Q4.
Was ist richtig?

War du oft faul?
Correct answer: Warst du oft faul?
Warst du often faul?

Q5.
Was ist richtig?

Wann du hattest Zeit?
Wann du hattest Ziet?
Correct answer: Wann hattest du Zeit?

The next 5 questions cover some very common words you will need in French 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.
er

Correct answer: he
it
she

Q8.
sie

he
it
Correct answer: she

Q9.
Wer?

When?
Where?
Correct answer: Who?

Q10.
wahr

Correct answer: true
war
when

Q11.
der/die/das Erste

Correct answer: the first (m, f, n)
the least (m, f, n)
the next (m, f, n)