275. Blog Topics Index (3)

275.  Blog Topics Index German, the people, language & culture of Germany, Austria & Switzerland

190-192     The (Present) Perfect Tense - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

193-195     The (Present) Perfect Tense with Irregular Verbs - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

196-198    Perfect Tense with Verbs of Movement & Change of State - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

199-201     Separable Verbs - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

202- 204    The Imperative of the Verb - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

205-207     The Imperfect Tense of the Verb - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

208-209     Common Irregular Verbs & Principal Parts

210--212    Subordinate Clauses - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

213- 215    More on Separable Verbs - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

216-218     Personal Pronouns (Replacing Nouns) -Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

219-221     Reflexive Verbs - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

222-224     Adjective Endings (l) - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

225-227     Adjective Endings (ll) - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

228-230     Adjective Endings (lll) - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

231-233     The Pluperfect Tense - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

234-236      Infinitive Expressions & Clauses - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

237-239      Relative (Adjectival) Clauses (who, whom, which, that) - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

240-243      Passive Voice - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

244-247      The Subjunctive Form of the Verb - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

248-251     The Imperative form of the verb - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

252-254      The Imperfect Form of the Verb - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

255              Coordinating Conjunctions
 
256-258       More on Subordinate Clauses - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

259              Learning to speak German - Greetings & Family
   
260              Learning to speak German - Pronunciation & Phrasing

261             Learning to speak German - Rote learning

262             At Customs in Frankfurt Airport

263              Personal Details

264-265       Basic Introductions & Conversation & Answers

266-267       Using the verb 'sein' & answers

268-269        Using the verb 'haben' & answers

270-271        Using the verb 'werden' & the Future Tense  & quiz

272               Saying things in the Past Tense

   

274. Topics Index (2) for Blog

274. Index (2) for Blog - German, the people, language & culture of Germany, Austria & Switzerland

73         To 'like' ...... gern(e), love .... sehr gern

74-76    Living in a cold climate - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

77-79    German Foods - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

80-82     German Numbers - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

83-85     More numbers ... upping the ante ... Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

86-88     Shopping & buying things - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

89-91     Other uses for numbers & months of the year - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

92-94     A, an, one, no, not one, not any,  - ein & kein - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

95-97     To be & to have - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

98-100    German for the restaurant - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

101-103  More useful phrases for the restaurant - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

104         Restaurant conversation

105-107  Dining in Restaurant Weiteintag - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

108-110  Nominative & accusative cases (subjs. & objs.) & clothing - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

111-113  The def. art. ('the') & the accusative case (Objective Case) - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

114-116  Modal verbs in present tense - I can, want to, must - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

117-119  All modal verbs in present tense - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

120-122  Expanding on modals - useful everyday expressions - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

123-125  Directions - Finding your way around town - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

126-128  The time in German - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

129-131  Ordinal numbers & birthdates - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

132-134  German word order in a main clause - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

135-137  Refining German word order in a main clause - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

138-139  German word order in a main clause (ll) - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

140         Main clause word order (lll)

141-143  Pronouns in accusative case & main clause word order (lll) answers

144-146  Irregular verbs in present tense (l) - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

147-149  Irregular verbs in present tense (ll) - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

150-153  German beer - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

154-156  German future tense - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

157- 159  German noun pluras - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

160 -162  Accusative case prepositions - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

163-165  Genitive case - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

166         The Genitive Case (ll)

167-169  Prepositions with the genitive case - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

170-172  The dative case - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

173-175  The Indefinite article in all cases - a, an, one, & no, not any - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

176-178  Possessive Adjectives - my, your, his her,  its etc. Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

179-181  Demonstrative adjectives  - this, that, these, those - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

182-184  Dative prepositions - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

185-187  Accusative / Dative prepositions - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

188-189  Test on cases & endings plus answers

273. Topics Index (1) for Blog

Topics Index for German, the people, language & culture of Germany, Austria & Switzerland

1-3     German in the World - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

3-6     One Phone Call  to a Lifetime's Learning - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

7-9     The definite article & 3 genders of nouns - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

10-12  How to pronounce German sounds - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

13-15  More pronunciation of German sounds - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

16-18  More and more pronunciation of German sounds - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

19-21  The major German speaking countries - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

22-24  More on the German speaking countries - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

25-27  Bavaria - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

28-30  More about South Germany, Austria & Switzerland - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

31-33  Basic greetings in German - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

34-36  The 3 words for 'you' in German -Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

37-39  Beautiful Berchtesgaden - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

40-42  Basic everyday phrases you might need in Germany - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

43-45  The basics of German verbs - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

46-48  English & German similarities & why - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

49-51  Guessing the meanings of German cognates - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

52        More on cognates in German

53-55   German autobahns - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

56-58   German regular verbs in the present tense - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

59-61   German singular pronouns - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

62-64   Plural pronouns plus regular verbs in the present tense - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

65-67  How to make questions in German - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

68-69  Test on pronouns & verbs in the present tense & Answers to test

70-72  Leisure time in Germany - Post, Quiz & Answers to Quiz

272. Saying things in the Past Tense

272.  Saying Things in the Past Tense

We often have to express an idea or a opinion or simply tell of an event in the past. In conversation, German mostly uses the Perfect Tense to do this ...

e.g.  Where we would say in English  ... I saw a good film last night .... the structure  in German becomes something like  ..... I have last night a good film seen  ... Please note the word order here!

Clearly we have to be on top of the verb haben  and for verbs involving movement or change of state, you will need to brush up on the verb sein as well. Both these verbs are used with past participles that find themselves at the end of a clause or sentence. Again understanding how past participles are formed and which ones are irregular become an issue. Have a quick look at Blog posts 190 - 196  to refresh your understanding of these important concepts.

Ok, so ...  some examples ...

Ich habe  gestern Abend einen guten Film  gesehen

Wir haben  letzte Woche einen Wagen  gekauft.

Dieter  hat  seine Armbanduhr  gefunden.

Hast du  das Buch  ,Mord in München'  gelesen?

Anja und Monika  haben  sich  neulich  in einem Cafe in der Stadtmitte  getroffen.

Ist Sonia schon nach Frankfurt  gefahren ?

Wir sind oft als Kinder zur Schule gelaufen.

Ich bin letztes Jahr rund um Europa gereist.

Grid Practice

ich                          haben             uns                    seine Mutter           besucht

du                           habe               mir                    das Auto                 getroffen

Erika                      hast                jeden Tag          den Stadtplan          getrunken

Franz                      hat                 oft                     die Schweiz             gegessen

wir                          habt               nie                     nach Europa            gezeigt

meine Familie        sind                letzte Woche     einen Film               gekauft

Thomas u. Alexi    bin                  gestern              eine CD                   gesehen

Sie                          ist                   manchmal         Bier                         gegangen

ihr                          bist                  neulich              im Cafe                   gereist

Der Polizist           seid                  am Montag       zur Uni                    gemietet

Fragen

1   Did you (pl. fam.) travel to Europe on Monday?

2   I sometimes drank beer in the cafe.

3   Erika often visited her mother every day.

4   The policeman showed us the city map.

5   We often walked to uni.

6   Thomas and Alexi saw a film yesterday.

7   Franz bought us the car last week.

8   Did you (sg. pol.) sometimes visit Switzerland?

9   Have you (sg. fam.) bought a CD recently?

10  My family travelled to Europe last year.

271. Using the Future Tense - Quiz

271.  Using the Future Tense - Quiz

Use the grid below to say sentences in the Future Tense or 'become' ....

Tania                                                             uns

Unsere Eltern                                               mich

Michael                                                         eine Konferenz                 besuchen

ihr                                        wird                  einen Bericht                    schreiben

        

sie                                       werdet                bald                                  kommen

die Studenten                      wirst                  nächsten Sommer             machen

der Polizist                          werden              nach Australien                tun

du                                                                  eine lange Reise               essen

wir                                                                 nichts                                schwimmen gehen

die Lehrerinnen                                             sehr alt                              reisen

ich                                                                 jetzt krank

Wie sagt man?

1   We will write soon.

2    The teachers will attend a conference.

3    I am getting sick now.

4    The policeman will write a report soon

5    "You will eat nothing?"

6    My parents are getting very old.

7    Tania will take a long trip soon.

8    Michael will come to Australia next summer.

9    She will visit me.

10  You will go swimming?

270. Using the verb 'werden' incl the Future Tense

270.  Using the verb 'werden' incl the Future Tense

The verb werden is especially useful in conversation because it allows you to express ideas in the Future Tense. Its basic meaning, however,  is to become / get ...

For example ...

Abends werde ich oft müde  - in the evening I often get tired
Mein Vater wird im Mai siebzig Jahre alt - My father is turning (becoming) 70 years old in May.

To make the Future Tense we need to use the Present Tense of werden plus the Infinitive (end of clause!) .....

ich werde,  
du wirst,  
er, sie, es wird,             +            singen, lachen, bringen  etc.
wir werden,  
ihr werdet,  
Sie / sie werden

For example ...

Wir werden nächstes Jahr nach Europa reisen ... we will / shall travel to Europe next year.
Wirst du bald eine Wohnung kaufen?  ...  will you buy an apartment soon?
Anja und Alex werden im Mai ihre Eltern besuchen... Anja & Alex will visit their parents in May.

269 Answers to Blog post 267

269  Answers to Blog post 268

1    I am often hungry.

2    Does Sascha have a date today?

3    Alex and Anja always have a German class on Monday.

4    The policeman is rarely scared.

5    Our parents have an appointment next week.

6    My uncle has a drink now.

7    Do you (plural informal) have an exam tomorrow?

8    We have a menu now.

9    My teacher is always thirsty.

10   Doesn't she have any money today?'

Answers ....

1     Ich habe oft Hunger.

2     Hat Sascha heute ein Date?

3     Alex und Anja haben immer am Montag eine Deutschklasse.

4     Der Polizist hat selten Angst.

5     Unsere Eltern haben nächste Woche einen Termin.

6     Mein Onkel hat jetzt ein Getränk.

7     Habt ihr morgen eine Prüfung?

8    Wir haben jetzt eine Speisekarte / ein Menü?

9    Meine Lehrerin hat immer Durst.

10  Hat sie heute kein Geld?