Year 10

Comparing life earlier with life now (Part 2/3)

Year 10

Comparing life earlier with life now (Part 2/3)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will study how to compare our earlier life with the life that we lead now. We will also learn how to use modal verbs in the imperfect tense as well as using time indicators.
  2. Purpose of language use: Comparing life earlier with life now
  3. Grammar: Modal verbs in the imperfect

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13 Questions

Q1.
How would you translate 'when I was younger'?

als ich junger war
Correct answer: als ich jünger war
wenn ich jünger war

Q2.
How would you translate 'when I was a child I was allowed to spend time with friends'?

Correct answer: Als ich ein Kind war durfte ich Zeit mit Freunden verbringen
Als ich ein Kind war könnte ich Zeit mit Freunden verbringen
Als ich ein Kind war musste ich Zeit mit Freunden verbringen

Q3.
What tense do we use when using model verbs in the past?

Correct answer: imperfect tense
past perfect tense
perfect tense

Q4.
Are modal verb regular or irregular verbs?

Correct answer: irregular
regular

Q5.
What form of the verb is a second verb used with a modal verb and where do we place it in the clause?

imperfect tense / at the end of the clause
infinitive / after the modal verb
Correct answer: infinitive / at the end of the clause

The next 7 questions cover some very common words you will need in German in KS4. 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.
immer

Correct answer: always
never
sometimes

Q8.
nach Hause

Correct answer: (towards) home
at home
from home

Q9.
sehen

to say
Correct answer: to see
to watch

Q10.
sieht

Correct answer: (s)he sees
I see
you see

Q11.
wann

if
Correct answer: when
whenever

Q12.
was

Correct answer: what
where
who

Q13.
ziemlich

Correct answer: quite, fairly, pretty
totally
very

13 Questions

Q1.
How would you translate 'heutzutage'?

Correct answer: nowadays
today
weekly

Q2.
How would you translate 'inzwischen'?

between
in the past
Correct answer: meanwhile / since that time

Q3.
How would you translate 'Als ich jünger war musste ich Klavier lernen'?

In the past I mastered learning the piano.
When I was a child I had to learn the piano.
Correct answer: When I was younger I had to learn the piano.

Q4.
What do we have to do with the verb and the subject of a clause if we start the sentence with a time indicator?

Correct answer: Invert the verb and the subject
Nothing
Send the verb to the end

Q5.
Re-write this sentence starting it with 'in the past': Ich musste Hausaufgaben machen

In der Vergangenheit ich musste Hausaufgaben machen
In der Vergangenheit machte ich Hausaufgaben machen
Correct answer: In der Vergangenheit musste ich Hausaufgaben machen

The next 7 questions cover some very common words you will need in German in KS4. 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.
hier

Correct answer: here
near
there

Q8.
oft

always
Correct answer: often
usually

Q9.
warum

when
where
Correct answer: why

Q10.
wer

what
where
Correct answer: who, whoever

Q11.
wie

Correct answer: how
when
where

Q12.
wo

when
Correct answer: where
who

Q13.
zu Hause

(towards) home
Correct answer: at home
from home