A job interview and experience
Give personal details using exact identity nouns: , . stays the same for both. Languages remain .
For current experience, continues up to now. For earlier work, . is a direct statement about experience. Avoid pretending every duration requires an English perfect calque.
A flat advert uses , , . The listed30-square-metre flat is €950 per month. asks for time to consider rather than accepting immediately.
| Pattern | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| I am German. | ||
| I am German. | ||
| I am an engineer. | ||
| I am an engineer. | ||
| I have worked here since March. | ||
| I have worked here since March. | ||
| I worked in Hamburg. | ||
| I worked in Hamburg. | ||
Ja sam Nijemac.I am German.
Ja sam Njemica.I am German.
Ja sam inženjer.I am an engineer.
Ja sam inženjerka.I am an engineer.
Radim ovdje od ožujka.I have worked here since March.
Radio sam u Hamburgu.I worked in Hamburg.
Radila sam u Hamburgu.I worked in Hamburg.
Imam iskustvo.I have experience.
Stan ima trideset četvornih metara.The flat has thirty square metres.
Najamnina je devetsto pedeset eura.The rent is nine hundred and fifty euros.
Moram razmisliti.I need to think about it.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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I am German.
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I am German.
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I am an engineer.
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I am an engineer.
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I have worked here since March.
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I worked in Hamburg.
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I worked in Hamburg.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
Ja sam .
I am German.
Ja sam .
I am German.
Ja sam .
I am an engineer.
Ja sam .
I am an engineer.
Radim ovdje od .
I have worked here since March.
sam u Hamburgu.
I worked in Hamburg.
sam u Hamburgu.
I worked in Hamburg.
Imam .
I have experience.
Stan ima trideset četvornih .
The flat has thirty square metres.
Najamnina je devetsto eura.
The rent is nine hundred and fifty euros.
Moram .
I need to think about it.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Radim ovdje od .
I have worked here since March.
sam u Hamburgu.
I worked in Hamburg.
sam u Hamburgu.
I worked in Hamburg.
Imam .
I have experience.
Stan ima trideset četvornih .
The flat has thirty square metres.
Najamnina je devetsto eura.
The rent is nine hundred and fifty euros.
Moram .
I need to think about it.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
I am German.
I am German.
I am an engineer.
I am an engineer.
I have worked here since March.
I worked in Hamburg.
I worked in Hamburg.
The flat has thirty square metres.
The rent is nine hundred and fifty euros.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
I am German.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
I am German.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
I am an engineer.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
I am an engineer.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
I have worked here since March.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
I have worked here since March.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
I worked in Hamburg.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
I worked in Hamburg.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
