Comparing life earlier with life now (Part 2/3)

German

Family and Friends

In the past I mastered learning the piano.

When I was a child I had to learn the piano.

When I was younger I had to learn the piano.

How would you translate 'Als ich jünger war musste ich Klavier lernen'?

What do we have to do with the verb and the subject of a clause if we start the sentence with a time indicator?

In der Vergangenheit ich musste Hausaufgaben machen

In der Vergangenheit machte ich Hausaufgaben machen

In der Vergangenheit musste ich Hausaufgaben machen

Re-write this sentence starting it with 'in the past':  Ich musste Hausaufgaben machen

The next 7 questions cover some very common words you will need in German in KS4. These words are very important because they give away or subtly change the meaning of a sentence. Select the correct meaning for each word. When you get your score, check your answers and write down any of these words that you didn't know.

How would you translate 'when I was younger'?

Als ich ein Kind war durfte ich Zeit mit Freunden verbringen

Als ich ein Kind war könnte ich Zeit mit Freunden verbringen

Als ich ein Kind war musste ich Zeit mit Freunden verbringen

How would you translate 'when I was a child I was allowed to spend time with friends'?

What tense do we use when using model verbs in the past?

Are modal verb regular or irregular verbs?

imperfect tense / at the end of the clause

What form of the verb is a second verb used with a modal verb and where do we place it in the clause?

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