sein review

sein review

​

Sein oder nicht sein, das ist hier die Frage

• to be or not to be that is the question

• sein is one of the most useful verbs in the German language, but it's also the most irregular verb

How do you conjugate sein?

• ich bin (I am)

• du bist (you familiar are)

• er/sie/es ist (he/she/it is)

• wir sind (we are)

• ihr seid (you all are)

• Sie sind (you formal are)

• sie sind (they are)

Remember

German has 3 forms of you:

We use du when talking to one other person that we know (children, family members, friends)

We use ihr when talking to multiple people that we know

We use Sie (with a capital "S") when talking to an individual or multiple people that we want to show respect to OR that we don't know (professionals, strangers, etc.)

Multiple Choice

What form of sein do we use when our subject is wir?

• seid

• sein

• bist

• sind

Multiple Choice

What form of sein do we use when the subject is ich?

• am

• bist

• ist

• bin

Multiple Choice

What form of sein do we use when the subject is er/sie/es

• ist

• bist

• seid

• sind

Fill in the Blank

Ist Schnappi orange?

Schnappi ist _________

Fill in the Blank

Translate:

We are strong.

Fill in the Blank

What is the most used and most irregular verb in the German language?

Multiple Choice

What form of sein do we use when our subject is they

• seid

• sind

• sein

• ist

Multiple Choice

What form of sein do we use for the subject du

• ist

• am

• bist

• bis

Fill in the Blank

Translate the sentence:

He is red.

Fill in the Blank

Translate the sentence:

I am friendly (freundlich)

Multiple Choice

What form of sein do I use when my subject is ihr

• sind

• sein

• seid

• seind

Fill in the Blank

Translate the sentence:

Ya'll are beautiful.

Fill in the Blank

Translate the sentence:

You (singular) are old.