German tenses review

German tenses review

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​Tenses review

​In this lesson, we are going to review how to use different tenses in German. This lesson will cover:

​The perfect tense (I have played, I have travelled)

​The imperfect tense (I was/ I had)

​The present tense

​The future tense (I will...)

​There will be some videos, some explanations, and also some practice questions.

​The perfect tense

​Firstly we are going to recap the perfect tense.

​Watch the video on the next slide to find out about the perfect tense.

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​The perfect tense

​When talking about what you did in the past in German, we usually use the perfect tense. It literally translates as "I have played/eaten/stayed", etc.

​In English, we would say either I ate or I have eaten, but in German we would use the "I have eaten" form.

​The other key thing to remember in German is to use the verb "haben" when there is no movement, and "sein" when there is movement.

​E.g. "ich habe gegessen" (I ate/I have eaten) - no movement

​"ich bin nach Schottland gefahren (I went to Scotland) - movement

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence:

• Ich bin nach Frankreich gefahren

• Ich habe nach Frankreich gefahren

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence:

• Wir haben wandern gegangen

• Wir sind wandern gegangen

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence:

• Ich bin Federball gespielt

• Ich habe Federball gespielt

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence:

• Wir haben eine Pizza gekauft

• Wir sind eine Pizza gekauft

Fill in the Blanks

Ich ... gute Noten bekommen

Fill in the Blanks

Letztes Jahr ... ich nach Amerika gefahren

Fill in the Blanks

Letztes Wochenende ... wir nach Griechenland geflogen

Fill in the Blanks

Am Wochenende ... wir einen Film gesehen

Fill in the Blanks

Ich habe meine Oma ... (visited)

Fill in the Blanks

In der Pause haben wir Saft ... (drank)

Fill in the Blanks

Ich bin nach London ... (travelled - with transport)

Fill in the Blanks

Wir sind in die Schweiz ... (flew)

Fill in the Blanks

Es hat Spaß ... (made)

Fill in the Blanks

Wir haben die Sehenswürdigkeiten ... (seen)

Fill in the Blanks

Translate the sentence into German:

I bought a pen

Fill in the Blanks

Translate the sentence into German:

We saw a film

Fill in the Blanks

Translate the sentence into German:

I drank wine

Fill in the Blanks

Translate the sentence into German:

Last weekend I travelled to Spain

Fill in the Blanks

Translate the sentence into German:

Last weekend I went to the cinema (on foot)

​The imperfect tense

​Now we are going to revise how to say "I had" and "I was".

​We often use this when giving an opinion, e.g.

​Das Wetter war schrecklich - the weather was terrible

​Das Essen war lecker - the food was tasty

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​Ich war - I was

​du warst - you were

​er/sie/es war - he/she/it was

​wir waren - we were

​ihr wart - you (plural) were

​sie/Sie waren - they / you (formal) were

​The imperfect tense

We often use "had" to describe what your appearance when you were younger.​

When I was younger, I had brown hair

Als ich jünger war, hatte ich braune Haare

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​We can also use was in this structure:

​When I was younger, I was cheeky

​Als ich jünger war, war ich frech

​The imperfect tense

​ich hatte - I had

​du hattest - you had

​er/sie/es hatte - he/she/it had

​wir hatten - we had

​ihr hattet - you (plural) had

​sie / Sie hatten - they / you (formal) had

​The imperfect tense

​When you say when I was younger, I had/was:

​You need verb, verb

​Als ich jünger war, hatte ich kurze Haare (when I was younger I had short hair)

​Als ich jünger war, war ich sehr laut (when I was younger I was very loud)

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence:

• Das Essen hatte lecker

• Das Essen war lecker

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence:

• Das Hotel war bequem

• Das Hotel hatte bequem

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence:

• Als ich jünger war, ich hatte eine Katze

• Als ich jünger war, hatte ich eine Katze

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence:

• Als ich jünger war, hatte ich lockige Haare

• Als ich war jünger, hatte ich lockige Haare

Fill in the Blanks

Als ich jünger ..., war ich freundlich

Fill in the Blanks

Als ich jünger war, ... ich total launisch

Fill in the Blanks

Als ich jünger war, ... ich glatte Haare

Fill in the Blanks

Translate into German:

The uniform was smart

Fill in the Blanks

Translate into German:

The food was tasty

Fill in the Blanks

Translate into German:

The school was great

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Translate into German:

Maths was boring

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Translate into German:

The teacher was too strict

​The future tense

​Now we are going to look at the future tense.

​Watch the video on the next slide to find out about the future tense.

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​The future tense

​We use the verb "werden" (will) to make future tense sentences in German.

​Werden is the second idea in the sentence, and the main verb goes to the end, in infinitive (en) form.

​E.g.

​Ich werde nach Irland fahren (I will travel to Ireland)

​Ich werde in die Stadt gehen (I will go into town)

​The future tense

​Ich werde - I will

​du wirst - you will

​er/sie/es wird - he/she/it will

​wir werden - we will

​ihr werdet - you (plural) will

​sie / Sie werden - they / you (formal) will

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence:

• Ich werde Tischtennis spiele

• Ich werde Tischtennis spielen

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence:

• Wir wandern werden gehen

• Wir werden wandern gehen

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence:

• Ich werde mit meiner Familie ins Kino gehen

• Ich werde gehe mit meiner Familie ins Kino

Fill in the Blanks

Ich ... in die Stadt gehen

Fill in the Blanks

Ich ... Basketball spielen

Fill in the Blanks

Am Wochenende ... wir wandern gehen

Fill in the Blanks

In den Ferien ... wir nach Deutschland fliegen

Fill in the Blanks

In der Pause werde ich Cola ... (drink)

Fill in the Blanks

Am Wochenende werden wir einen Film ... (see/watch)

Fill in the Blanks

Translate into German:

I will do homework

Fill in the Blanks

Translate into German:

I will buy a book

Fill in the Blanks

Translate into German:

I will get good grades

Fill in the Blanks

Translate into German:

In the holidays I will go swimming

Fill in the Blanks

Translate into German:

We will read a book

Fill in the Blanks

Translate into German:

I will travel to Germany with my family

Fill in the Blanks

Translate into German:

My friends will go to the cinema