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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will be using 'seit' with the present tense in the context of sports.
  2. Purpose of language use: Discussing sports
  3. Grammar: seit `present tense möchte (F), würde (h).

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13 Questions

Q1.
Which tense should you use seit in?
future
past
Correct answer: present
Q2.
Seit is a preposition and needs to agree with .........?
the accusative case
Correct answer: the dative case
the genitive case
Q3.
What happens when you begin a sentence with seit (or any other time phrase)?
Correct answer: inversion
nothing
verb is sent to the end of the sentence
Q4.
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
Seit eine Woche trainiere ich.
Seit einer Woche ich trainiere.
Correct answer: Seit einer Woche trainiere ich.
Q5.
Wie sagt man 'I have been running for a year' auf Deutsch?
Ich bin seit einem Jahr gelaufen.
Ich laufe für ein Jahr.
Correct answer: Ich laufe seit einem Jahr.
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.
aber
Correct answer: but
or
since
Q8.
auch
Correct answer: also, too
and
therefore
Q9.
mag
Correct answer: I/(s)he likes
to like
we like
Q10.
mögen
I like
Correct answer: to like
you like
Q11.
morgens
Correct answer: in the mornings
this morning
tomorrow
Q12.
schnell
Correct answer: fast, quick(ly)
more quickly
slow
Q13.
zu
quite
Correct answer: too
very

13 Questions

Q1.
Which tense should you use seit in?
future
past
Correct answer: present
Q2.
Seit is a preposition and needs to agree with .........?
the accusative case
Correct answer: the dative case
the genitive case
Q3.
What happens when you begin a sentence with seit (or any other time phrase)?
Correct answer: inversion
nothing
verb is sent to the end of the sentence
Q4.
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
Seit eine Woche trainiere ich.
Seit einer Woche ich trainiere.
Correct answer: Seit einer Woche trainiere ich.
Q5.
Wie sagt man 'I have been running for a year' auf Deutsch?
Ich bin seit einem Jahr gelaufen.
Ich laufe für ein Jahr.
Correct answer: Ich laufe seit einem Jahr.
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.
aber
Correct answer: but
or
since
Q8.
auch
Correct answer: also, too
and
therefore
Q9.
mag
Correct answer: I/(s)he likes
to like
we like
Q10.
mögen
I like
Correct answer: to like
you like
Q11.
morgens
Correct answer: in the mornings
this morning
tomorrow
Q12.
schnell
Correct answer: fast, quick(ly)
more quickly
slow
Q13.
zu
quite
Correct answer: too
very