In Berlin: present and past, 1st person singular and plural, 'um...Uhr' for time
I can use the 12-hour clock and word order 2 to say what hour I did different activities, and use present and past (perfect) tenses to translate a message into German.
In Berlin: present and past, 1st person singular and plural, 'um...Uhr' for time
I can use the 12-hour clock and word order 2 to say what hour I did different activities, and use present and past (perfect) tenses to translate a message into German.
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Key learning points
- Revisiting individual word meanings in listening, reading and speaking practice activities strengthens memory.
- Contrasting the present and perfect tense in practice tasks deepens the knowledge of both structures.
- ‘Uhr’ means 'o’clock'. ‘Um’ means ‘at’ with time, e.g., 'um drei Uhr' ('at three o’ clock'). ‘Die Stunde’ means ‘hour’.
- Starting with time triggers word order 2 so the verb stays in 2nd place, e.g., 'um zwei Uhr habe ich Karten gespielt'.
Keywords
Um - preposition meaning ‘at’ with time, e.g., 'um drei Uhr' ('at three o’clock')
Word order 2 (WO2) - inverts the subject and verb in a sentence
Perfect tense - verb tense that describes completed actions in the past, e.g., 'ich habe gesagt’ ('I said'), ‘sie hat gespielt’ ('she played')
Common misconception
In German, ‘Uhr’ means ‘hour’.
‘Die Uhr’ looks and sounds a bit like ‘hour’ but it means ‘clock’ and ‘um … Uhr’ means ‘at … o’clock’. 'Die Stunde' means ‘hour’.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
similar
wide
happy
new
quiet, calm
sad
to last, lasting
to be allowed to, may
to experience, experiencing
to have to, must
to spend, spending (time)
to want
Exit quiz
4 Questions
clock
o'clock
at (time)
hour
hours
Mein Freund hört gern Musik, denn sie ist schön.
Ich habe Musik gehört und das Essen gekocht.
Heute lese ich ein Buch aber gestern habe ich einen Film gesehen.
Wir haben Kaffee getrunken, weil wir Tee hassen.