Plurals
What is the plural of boy?
boys
Die Hunde sind laut.
The dogs are loud.
Their feet are cold.
Ihre Füße sind kalt.
What is the English command for: „Setz dich!“
Sit down!
Lisa and her brother live in London. → ___ live in London.
They
What is the plural of brush?
brushes
Meine Freunde spielen Fußball.
My friends play football.
The boys have two sandwiches each.
Die Jungen haben jeweils zwei Sandwiches.
What is the English command for: „Mach deine Hausaufgaben!“
Do your homework!
I’m talking to Mr. Miller. → I’m talking to ___.
him
What is the plural of deer?
deer
Die Kinder haben Bücher für den Biologie Unterricht.
The children have books for the biology lesson.
These books are more interesting than those.
Diese Bücher sind interessanter als jene.
Rewrite the sentence as a polite request:
"Close the door."
Close the door, please. / could you please close the door?
My sister and I saw Paul and Jenny at the cinema. → ___ saw ___.
we saw them
What is the plural of fish?
fish
Zähne sind wichtig für die Gesundheit.
Teeth are important for health.
Many people wear glasses nowadays.
Viele Menschen tragen heutzutage eine Brille.
Turn the following polite sentence into a direct imperative:
"Could you help me with this exercise, please?"
Help me with this exercise!
The teacher gave Anna and me extra homework. → The teacher gave ___ extra homework.
us
Name 2 rules that are important for building the plural.
1. words ending with y, if a consonant is written before - ies.
2. words ending with ch, x, sh, s, o - es
3. words ending with f, lf, fe - ves
4. irregular verbs
Kinder spielen gerne auf dem Spielplatz.
Children like to play at the playground.
The geese flew over the houses during the night.
Die Gänse flogen in der Nacht über die Häuser.
How do you form the imperative in English?
Use the base form of the verb without a subject. For negative imperatives, add “don’t” before the verb.
Give me the simple past form of: do, make, have and be!
did, made, had and was/were!