Verb conjugation
What does it mean to conjugate a verb?
Change its ending depending on the subject of the sentence.
What are the two words used to negate a sentence in German?
'nicht' and 'kein'
In a normal, simple sentence, what goes first? What goes second?
1. the subject 2. the noun
What are the helping verb(s) in future tense?
werden
What is one of the frequency words?
nie (or niemals), selten, manchmal, oft, immer
Translate to German: I buy.
Ich kaufe.
Translate to German: I'm not eating.
Ich esse nicht.
In a normal, simple question, what goes first? What goes second? What if there's a question word?
1. the verb 2. the subject 3. First the question word, then the verb, then the subject
In future tense, where does the main verb go and what form is it in?
It goes at the end, in infinitive (not conjugated) form.
Fill in the blank: Meine Eltern schwimmen ___________. (My parents swim often.)
oft
What is the verb ending for one subject that's not a pronoun? How about for two or more subjects that aren't pronouns?
1. -t 2. -en
Translate to German: He doesn't have a notebook.
Er hat kein Heft.
Change this statement into a question: Es ist warm.
Ist es warm?
Fill in the blank: Sie _________ ihren Freund heute Abend sehen. (She will see her friend/boyfriend this evening.)
wird
Fill in the blanks: Wir ______ __________ Hausaufgaben. (We always do homework.)
Wir machen immer Hausaufgaben.
Translate to German: They play soccer.
Sie spielen Fußball.
Translate to German: The uncle is not friendly.
Der Onkel ist nicht freundlich / nett.
Change this question into a statement: Gehen die Kinder zu dem Restaurant?
Die Kinder gehen zu dem Restaurant.
Fill in the blanks: Du ____________ ein Buch __________. (You will write a book).
Fill in the blanks: Du wirst ein Buch schreiben.
Translate to German: They drink wine sometimes.
Sie trinken Wein manchmal. Or: Sie trinken manchmal Wein.
Translate to German: You all go for a stroll.
Ihr geht spazieren.
Translate to German: We don't play cards.
Wir spielen keine Karten OR Wir spielen Karten nicht.
Translate to German: Why is the cat sleeping at 2:00?
Warum schläft die Katze um zwei Uhr?
Translate to German: You all will go fishing.
Ihr werdet angeln gehen.
Translate to German: It rarely rains in Colorado.
Es regnet in Colorado selten. Or: Es regnet selten in Colorado.