What you do at home: questions with 'wer', 'was', 'wo' and 'wie'
I can ask and answer closed and open questions about what and when I do things at home.
What you do at home: questions with 'wer', 'was', 'wo' and 'wie'
I can ask and answer closed and open questions about what and when I do things at home.
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Key learning points
- Swap the verb and subject in a sentence to create a closed (yes/no) question.
- An open question has a question word at the start.
- Place a question word directly in front of the verb to change a closed question into an open one.
Keywords
Closed question - a question which can be answered with yes or no
Open question - a question which starts with a question word such as 'Wo?' and seeks information
Common misconception
Closed questions in German require a translation of ‘do you …’ or ‘are you …’ as in English.
Swap the position of the verb and the subject to create a closed question in German. Do not use translations of ‘do you …’ or ‘are you …’.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
male singer
female singer
board
table
bottle
window
du ein Beispiel?
das ein Tisch?
ist der Herr?
ist dein Lieblingsbuch?
du Musik?
er manchmal?
Exit quiz
5 Questions
to go, going
to listen, listening
to do/make, doing/making
to sit, sitting
to work, working
to learn, learning