Es war toll! Perfect tense with 'sein', 'haben' and questions, inversion
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use word order 2 and form questions in the perfect tense in the context of interesting past experiences.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- To make a yes/no question in the perfect tense, swap the form of ‘sein’ or ‘haben’ with the subject.
- To ask an information question in the perfect tense, use a question word followed by ‘sein’ or ‘haben’ then the subject.
- In word order 2, invert the subject and verb.
Keywords
Yes/no question - question formed by inverting subject and verb where the answer is yes/no
Information question - question starting with a wh- word that has more information in the answer than yes/no
Word order 2 - inverts the subject and verb in a sentence
Common misconception
I should use the same word order in German as in English.
German word order is different from English word order. In word order 2, the subject and verb are inverted.
Teacher tip
Task A, Option 1, is for Higher pupils. Task A, Option 2, is for Foundation pupils. Starter quiz and exit quiz question 2 are Higher-only.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German with the English.
view
couple
with each other
at least
offer
whole, all the
Q2.Match the German with the English.
most preferred, most preferably, most rather
to be busy, deal with
to be enough, sufficient
to happen, occur
area, region
company
Q3.Match the question words in German and English.
how
when
where to
why
what
with whom
Q4.Sort the words below into the correct order to translate the following question into German: 'Why do you speak so quietly?'
Q5.Sort the words below into the correct order to translate the following question into German: 'Does the dress fit well?'
Q6.Which word order does the following sentence use? 'Am meisten arbeite ich in meinem Kurs.'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German and the English.
broken
exchange
exchange rate
personality
daily
immediately
Q2.Match the German and the English.
why?
suspicion, idea
memory
credit card
dessert
fortunately
Q3.Fill in the gap to translate the question 'Did you (singular, informal) ask questions during the introduction?' into German: ' bei der Vorstellung Fragen gestellt?'
Q4.Fill in the gap to translate the question 'Why did you (singular, informal) go to Italy immediately?' into German: ' sofort nach Italien gefahren?'
Q5.Sort the words below into the correct order to translate the following question into German using word order two (inversion of subject and verb): 'Yesterday I saw a fat dog.'
Q6.Sort the words below into the correct order to form a sentence in German. Use word order two to emphasise 'the point'.
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