Wer ist Bella? Was macht sie? Present tense verbs, yes/ no questions
I can differentiate simple present and present continuous in German when asking and answering questions.
Wer ist Bella? Was macht sie? Present tense verbs, yes/ no questions
I can differentiate simple present and present continuous in German when asking and answering questions.
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Key learning points
- There is just one present tense in German.
- Time adverbs help to translate German present tense accurately.
- Subject and verb swap to make yes/no questions in German.
Keywords
Simple present - describes habitual events in the present: 'I do'
Present continuous - describes events happening right now: 'I am doing'
Common misconception
German forms the present continuous tense by using sein with a verb e.g. "ich bin spielen" to say "I am playing".
German only has one present tense and does not use sein with a verb.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
to be called
to talk
to come
to live
wow!
today
now
at the moment
normally
every day
never
Exit quiz
6 Questions
customer (m)
customer (f)
to own, have
home, homeland
actual, real, actually, really
machine
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