preposition meaning ‘in’ or ‘into’

preposition meaning ‘on’ or ‘onto’

used with prepositions to indicate movement towards someone or something

used with prepositions to indicate the location of someone or something

C2 - 1 Ich [gehe] ins Kino.

C2 - 2 Ich [bin] im Konzert.

C2 - 3 Ich [bin] in der Bibliothek.

C2 - 4 Ich [gehe] in den Park.

C2 - 5 Ich [bin] im Museum.

C2 - 6 Ich [gehe] in die Stadt.

C2 - 7 Ich [gehe] in den Garten.

C2 - 8 Ich [bin] im Theater.

C2 - 9 Ich [gehe] ins Café.

C2 - 10 Ich [gehe] in die Schule.

C2 - 11 Ich [bin] im Klassenzimmer.

C2 - 12 Ich [gehe] ins Geschäft.

In and into places: prepositions 'in' and 'auf' (accusative and dative)

German

This unit introduces word order 2 for sentences starting with time adverbs. It contrasts word order 1 and 2 when describing what others do and when. Pupils then apply these rules to question forms. The dative case is introduced to describe location, plus sound-symbol correspondences [th] and [st].

Activities: time phrases, word order, prepositions

Which case is used after a preposition to indicate movement towards something?

Which case is used after a preposition to indicate the location of something?

Fill in the gap in the following sentence with the correct definite article: 'Ich gehe in {{}} Park und ich esse Eis.'

Translate the following sentence into German: 'She sits on the jacket.'

Which SSCs (sound-symbol correspondences) sound similar at the very start of a word in German?

Match the forms of the weak verb 'lernen'.

Fill in the gap with the correct form of 'fahren' to complete the following sentence: 'Du {{}} Skateboard, Ski und Fahrrad.'

Which object pronoun can replace 'Sport' but not 'Gemüse'?

Translate the following sentence into German, using the verb 'mögen': 'I like to swim.'

Starter Quiz