tenses
Mario ___ (not know) how to play the piano, but he ___ (currently learn) how to play the guitar.
doesn't know
is currently learning
During the Great Depression the people ate a lot of _______ (Kohl) & ______ (Kartoffeln). _____ (Schweinefleisch) & ____ (Rindfleisch) were very rare.
cabbage
potatoes
pork
beef
How many languages ___ (ability) you speak?
When I was younger I ___ (ability) speak 5 languages, but now I ___ (ability) only speak 3.
can
could / was able to
can
antonym for 'chaotic'
organised / tidy
past participle of 'kaufen'
bought
I hope the exam on Thursday ___ (not be) too difficult, I ___ (study) some more tonight.
won't be
am goingto study
An only child is often ____ (someone who gets everything they ask for is...) by its parents, which means that they aren't that ____ (someone who is kind to someone that is hurt or sad is...).
spoilt
sympathetic
You ___ (prohibition) drink alcohol in football stadiums until a few years ago.
weren't allowed to
antonym for 'freezing'
boiling
past simple of '(be-)zahlen'
paid
We ___ (know) each other (for / since) years, we ___ (meet) at university in 1993 and we just ___ (hit) it off immediately. (For / Since) then, we ___ (be) best friends.
have known
for
met
hit
Since
have been
My parents had to get a ___ (Darlehen) from the bank to pay off their ___ (Hypothek). They were ___ ___ ___ (die Nase voll haben von) how long the bank took to process their request and were ___ (more than scared) that they'd be rejected.
loan
mortgage
fed up with
frightened
If you feel like you've understood the modals, you ___ (voluntary) solve any more exercises.
don't have to
synonym for 'funny'
hilarious
'beissen'
(infinitive, past simple & past participle)
bite
bit
bitten
When I ___ (go) to Greece last summer, I ___ (hear) a busker sing a song on the street. I ___ (never hear) this song before but the man ___ (sing) it so beautifully that I ___ (cry).
went
heard
had never heard
sang
cried
Mathilda was walking through the ____ ____ (Fussgängerzone) to the tennis ___ (Platz), when she saw her ___ (Verlobter) kissing her ___ (the person who lives with you in the same apartment is your...).
pedestrian zone
court
fiancé(e)
flatmate
If you're someone who is easily scared, you ___ (recommendation) watch horror movies. But if you enjoy jump scares, you ___ (obligation) check out the new movie 'Smile'.
shoudln't
must / have to
antonym for 'accept'
decline
'läuten, anrufen'
(infinitive, past simple & past participle)
ring
rang
rung
I ___ (search) for my phone for 3 hours but I just can't find it anywhere. The last time I ___ (see) it, Janet ___ (call) her brother with it.
have been searching
saw
was calling / called
Some students ___ ___ (neigen zu) forget to silence their phones during class, which leads to some ___ (peinlich) situations where their phone ___ ___ (synonym for 'ring') in the middle of the lesson. That is just highly ___ (unpassend)!
tend to
embarrassing
goes off
inappropriate
___ (Permission / Request) you please help me with this exercise? My teacher told me that I ___ (advice) solve it by myself but I just ___ (ability) do it. I ___ (obligation) get a tutor, otherwise I'll fail my class.
Can / Could
should
can't
must / have to
synonym for 'find'
discover
liegen
(infinitive, past simple & past participle)
lie
lay
lain