preposition meaning ‘at’ with clock times and ‘around’ with places, used with the accusative case

preposition meaning ‘since’ or ‘for’, followed by the dative case

preposition meaning ‘ago’, followed by the dative case

case used for the direct object in a sentence, after most verbs and some prepositions

case used for the indirect object in a sentence and after a dative verb or preposition

Mein Alltag: telling the time, prepositions ‘um’, ‘seit’ and ‘vor’

German

This unit revisits reflexive verbs in past and present tenses as pupils discuss daily routines. Known prepositions are practised, and new prepositions taking accusative and dative are introduced. Times and days are revisited as 'nachdem' and bevor' with clauses are introduced.

Popular culture: der Alltag

Translate the following sentence into German using the 12-hour clock: 'At half past nine.' 

Today he's travelling approximately 6km. 

'Er fährt heute um die 6km.' Choose the correct translations.

Which case follows 'um' when it refers to a place and means 'around'? 

'__________ drei Jahren habe ich mir das Bein gebrochen.' Choose the correct preposition.

Translate the following sentence into German: 'I have been waiting for an hour.'

Which prepositions always take the accusative case?

Choose the correct translation of the following sentence: 'seit dem siebzehnten Jahrhundert'

Starter Quiz