a subject and obect pronoun which often translates as 'it' and has a number of functions

a verb that doesn't refer to a particular person or thing, and whose subject is most often 'es' (it)

Task A1 -1 Letzte Woche

Junge Deutsche: telling the time, uses of 'es'

German

This unit revisits a wide range of grammar, including modal verbs, the future tense, two-verb structures. It introduces the conditional 'würd-' with gern and lieber and 'hätte' and wäre'. Pupils learn to distinguish müssen vs sollen, and dürfen vs können regarding responsibilites and future plans.

People and lifestyle: Aufwachsen, Altersgrenzen und Zukunftspläne

'Ich habe endlich einen Job gefunden. __________ ist interessant.'. Chose the correct word for 'it'.

Order the 12-hour clock times from earliest to latest.

Match the 12-hour and 24-hour clock times.

Das Buch wird toll sein, ich weiß es schon!

Match the uses of 'es' to the correct example sentences.

'{{}}, hier zu arbeiten.' ('I like working here.') Complete the translation with an impersonal verb phrase.

Translate the following sentence into German: 'The firm? It is big.'

'Es fällt mir schwer.'. Choose the correct translation.

Sort the elements below into the correct order to form the following sentence: 'It is important to learn German.'

Translate the following sentence into German: 'There are two firms.'

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