Vocabulary I
Hauptstadt
capital (city)
Fabrik
factory
Volksschule
primary school
When do we use the PRESENT SIMPLE?
repeated actions, habits, facts
irregular verbs: GO
go - went - gone
Mitglied
member
(ver-)hungern
starve
Wandern
hiking
Form a negative statement and a question of the following sentence:
She sings brilliantly.
She doesn't sing brilliantly.
Does she sing brilliantly?
Form the negative statement and a question of the following sentence:
They forgot to do the homework.
They didn't forget to do the homework.
Did they forget to do the homework?
Regierung
government
fließend
fluent
Amtssprache
official language
What are the signal words of the Past Simple? Name at least 3!
ago, last (week,...), in 2010...
Mention the signal words of the Present Simple: at least 3!
normally, often, every day...
Ernte
crop
unterstützen
support
Ausländer/in
foreigner
While the parents __________ (have) dinner, the kids __________ (play) outside.
were having
were playing
When do you use the Present Progressive/Continuous?
everything that is happening right now, at the moment of speaking
unabhängig
independent
Rate!
Guess!
Ich möchte eher...
I'd rather...
example sentences for the tenses: Present Simple, Present Progressive, Past Simple, Past Progressive
individual
For each tense, mention at least 2 signal words (Present Simple, Present Progressive, Past Simple, Past Progressive)
often, always
Listen! Look!
ago, last...
When, while