Year 10

Talking about your daily routine (Part 1/3)

Year 10

Talking about your daily routine (Part 1/3)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will be looking at reflexive verbs in the present tense in relation to daily routine.
  2. Purpose of language use: Talk about your daily routine
  3. Grammar: Reflexive verbs, sequencing and word order

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13 Questions

Q1.
How do you say 'you' formal, singular and plural?

er
sie
Correct answer: Sie
wir

Q2.
What is the ending of the conjugated verb for you (formal, singular OR plural)?

e
Correct answer: en
st
t

Q3.
Why is it important to remember a capital letter when you are writing the pronoun for you (formal, singular OR plural)?

it is polite
Correct answer: so not to confuse with the pronoun for they
something else to remember

Q4.
How do you make a simple question?

kick the verb to the end
switch the pronoun and the adjective
Correct answer: switch the pronoun and the verb
switch the verb and the adjective

Q5.
How do you say: Would you (formal) like to reserve a table?

Du möchtest einen Tisch reservieren
Correct answer: Möchten Sie einen Tisch reservieren
Möchtest du einen Tisch reservieren
Sie möchten einen Tisch reservieren

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.
besser

best
Correct answer: better
good

Q8.
es gab

there is/there are
Correct answer: there was/there were
there will be

Q9.
hatte

Correct answer: I(s)he had
they had
we had

Q10.
leider

easily
songs
Correct answer: unfortunately

Q11.
morgens

in the morning
Correct answer: in the mornings
tomorrow

Q12.
war

Correct answer: I/(s)he was
they were
war

Q13.
zuerst

Correct answer: first
last
next

13 Questions

Q1.
What does the reflexive pronoun need to agree with in a sentence?

the adjective
the noun
Correct answer: the subject
the verb

Q2.
What is the reflexive pronoun for ich?

dich
Correct answer: mich
sich
uns

Q3.
What is the reflexive pronoun for er/sie/es?

dich
mich
Correct answer: sich
uns

Q4.
Where does a reflexive pronoun go?

Correct answer: after the verb
at the beginning of the sentence
at the end of the sentence

Q5.
Which sentence is correct?

Er wäscht jeden Tag
Ich wasche jeden Tag
Correct answer: Ich wasche mich jeden Tag

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.
als

also
Correct answer: as, when
if

Q8.
bei

both
Correct answer: by, with, at
from

Q9.
früher

Correct answer: earlier
early
then

Q10.
heute

here
nowadays
Correct answer: today

Q11.
jeden Abend

Correct answer: every evening
in the evenings
that evening

Q12.
kein

Correct answer: no
none
not

Q13.
mehr

lots of
many
Correct answer: more