67. How to Make Questions in German - Quiz Answers

67.  How to Make Questions in German  -  Quiz Answers 

1    English has  3  forms of the present tense.

2    Klaus singt gut means Klaus sings,  does sing  &  is singing well.

3    German has  only one form  of the present tense.

4    In English, the plain form of the present tense is used to make a general statement.

5    The -ing form (or the continuous form) indicates an action is  happening now.

6    The  do  form is used basically to  emphasise  a statement or correct a statement.

7    In making a question in English, we  reverse  2 of the statement forms.

8    These are the  do  form and the   -ing   form.

9    The  plain  form is used only rarely in making a question in English.

10   The exceptions to this are with the verbs to  be  & to  have.

11   In German, to make a question, all you do is  reverse  the subject & verb.

12   To make  Klaus singt gut  into a question, this becomes Singt Klaus gut?

13   Translate Is Sacha learning English?   Lernt Sacha Englisch?

14   Translate Does Thomas swim often?  Schwimmt Thomas oft?

15    The words for the following interrogative adverbs are  how = wie

16    when  =  wann

17    where  = wo

18    why  =  warum  (also wieso)

19    what =  was

20    who =  wer

21   Translate   Wann kommst du zur Schule?  When are you coming to school?

22    Translate   When do you swim? Wann schwimmst du?

23    Wer kommt heute nicht zur Schule?  =  Who isn't coming to school today?

24    Why does your (dein) Baby cry so often? = Warum weint dein Baby so oft?