Gerund
What's on your menu?
Table manners
A formal place setting
Tenses
100

I enjoy .... (read) books.

I enjoy reading books.

100

Translate:

Klare Suppe mit Nudeln

clear soup with noodles

100

Finish the sentence:

Don't make noise while eating. So when eating soup or drinking from your glass make sure you don't...

slurp.

100

cutlery to eat soup

spoon

100

Every day Matt ............. (place) the seat cushions on the chairs.

Every day Matt places the seat cushions on the chairs.

200

We are looking forward to .... (hear) from you soon.

We are looking forward to hearing from you soon.

200

Translate:

Cremesuppe vom Spargel

cream soup of asparagus
200

Finish the sentence:

Your napking should be place on your .... 

lap.

200

cultery to cut fish

fish knife

200

Our plan for tomorrow: we ..... (restock) the jam and honey jars.

Our plan for tomorrow: we are going to restock the jam and honey jars.

300

Insert the missing preposition and verb:

You should give .... .......... (smoke)!

You should give up smoking!

300

Translate:

Als Nachspeise möchte ich Marillenknödel.

For dessert I would like to have apricot dumplings.

300

Finish the sentence:

You should not start eating before ..... . 

the host/ess does
everybody has been served

300

a glass to drink water

water goblet

300

Yesterday Charlotte ..... (forget) to clean the coffee machine.

Yesterday Charlotte forgot to clean the coffee machine.

400

Insert the missing preposition and verb:

The teacher insisted .... ........ (talk) to his parents.

The teacher insisted on talking to his parents.

400

Translate:

Als Hauptspeise hätte ich gerne einen Tafelspitz und Erdäpfel.

For main course I would like a boiled round of beef and pototoes.

400

Finish the sentence:

When you are finished, place your knife and fork together in the center of the plate, slightly turned to..

the five o'clock position / five o'clock.

400

a small ornamental mat like lace that you put between two plates e.g.

doily

400

............... (you/set) the menus for the weekend's dinner choice so far?

Have you set the menus for the weekend's dinner choice so far?

500

Insert the missing prepositions and verbs:

She is responsible ...... ........ (polish) the cutlery, but she is also really good .... ............ (serve) the guests.

Insert the missing prepositions and verbs:

She is responsible for polishing the cutlery, but she is also really good at serving the guests.

500

Translate:

Können Sie das Schweinskarre auf der Speisekarte empfehlen?

Can you recommend the joint of pork on the menu?
500

Finish the sentence:

The simple rule for using the culery is to always work from the ....

outside in.

500

a decorative bottle used for serving wine so that it gets enough air

decanter

500

Last weekend they .... (not/must) finish the closing shift. Mark did it for them.

Last weekend they didn't have to finish the closing shift. Mark did it for them.