Activity and timing: what you did when

In this lesson, we will look at activity and timing: how to say 'what you did when'. We will revisit the (past) perfect tense and learn to tell the time: (e.g. half past the hour). We will also practice the sound-symbol correspondence (SSC) [y].

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Activity and timing: what you did when

The following questions will help you improve your recall of the vocabulary from this lesson.

Q1.What is the correct English translation of 'typisch'?

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Q2.What type of school is a 'Gymnasium'?

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Q3.Which of these words would have the 'y' pronounced in the English way?

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Q4.Was ist 'Sylt'?

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Q5.Which of these words for 'you' would you use in German if you were meaning people in general?

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Q6.What is the correct part of 'haben' for the pronoun 'er'?

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Q7.What is the correct part of 'sein' for the pronoun 'er'?

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Q8.What is the correct part of 'haben' for the pronoun 'wir'?

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Q9.What is the correct part of 'sein' for the pronoun 'ich'?

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Q10.What is the correct past past participle for the verb 'helfen'?

10/12

Q11.What time would you meet your friend if you were told 'um halb zwei'?

11/12

Q12.How do you say half past six in German

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Unit quizzes are being retired in August 2023

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Quiz:

Activity and timing: what you did when

The following questions will help you improve your recall of the vocabulary from this lesson.

Q1.What is the correct English translation of 'typisch'?

1/12

Q2.What type of school is a 'Gymnasium'?

2/12

Q3.Which of these words would have the 'y' pronounced in the English way?

3/12

Q4.Was ist 'Sylt'?

4/12

Q5.Which of these words for 'you' would you use in German if you were meaning people in general?

5/12

Q6.What is the correct part of 'haben' for the pronoun 'er'?

6/12

Q7.What is the correct part of 'sein' for the pronoun 'er'?

7/12

Q8.What is the correct part of 'haben' for the pronoun 'wir'?

8/12

Q9.What is the correct part of 'sein' for the pronoun 'ich'?

9/12

Q10.What is the correct past past participle for the verb 'helfen'?

10/12

Q11.What time would you meet your friend if you were told 'um halb zwei'?

11/12

Q12.How do you say half past six in German

12/12

Lesson summary: Activity and timing: what you did when

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