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Make plans, connect with people and decide
Reviews practise both sides: wherever Lukas and Lena would say something differently, you do it once as each.
Plans and practical arrangements
A present verb and a future time make a plan: . Use for a polite wish and for availability. Book , check , and reply .
Continuing situations and invitations
uses the present because it continues now. A finished period uses the past: . Invite with or Give the time and place.
Verb frames and cases together
A statement puts the changed verb second. A yes/no question puts it first. Put a separable prefix, modal infinitive or past participle at the end. Use nominative for the subject, accusative for many direct objects and dative for recipients and after dative prepositions.
A clear final message
Keep and distinct. Use / for direct objects and / for recipients. A decision can be simple: . A helpful request can be simple too: .
Practice 1/4 · The right form
Choose the form for the meaning
Choose the right word for the gap.
Ich wohne drei Monaten hier.
I have lived here for three months.
Morgen ich nach Berlin.
Tomorrow I travel to Berlin.
Ich möchte ein Zimmer .
I would like to book a room.
Ich gebe den Schlüssel.
I give him the key.
Ich lese Vertrag.
I read the contract.
Ich habe Wohnung in Berlin.
I have no flat in Berlin.
Practice 2/4 · Fill the gaps
From a plan to a decision
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Ich seit drei hier.
I have lived here for three months.
Ich früher in Hamburg .
I lived in Hamburg before.
Ich am Montag .
I can come on Monday.
Ich sehe und gebe den Brief.
I see her and give her the letter.
Ich lade dich für Samstag .
I invite you for Saturday.
Ich bleibe in Berlin. Ich habe dort Wohnung.
I am not staying in Berlin. I have no flat there.
As Lukas
Ich bin .
I am an engineer.
As Lena
Ich bin .
I am an engineer.
As Lukas
Greta ist meine . Ich bin ihr .
Greta is my female neighbour. I am her neighbour.
As Lena
Greta ist meine . Ich bin ihre .
Greta is my female neighbour. I am her neighbour.
Practice 3/4 · Building sentences
Arrange and explain
Put the words in order.
I would like to book a room for one night.
How long have you lived here (polite)?
I will let you know by Friday.
Would you like to come for a meal on Saturday?
I declined the position.
Practice 4/4 · In situations
Use the course for a real purpose
Choose the right words for the situation.
A job offer is interesting, but you need time before accepting.
You say:
The request asks for time without accepting or declining.
A job offer is interesting, but you need time before accepting.
You say:
The request asks for time without accepting or declining.
A friend is free in July. You invite her to visit your new home.
You say:
The invitation includes a useful time.
A friend is free in July. You invite her to visit your new home.
You say:
The invitation includes a useful time.
You have found Jonas’s mouthpiece and are returning it.
You say:
Es replaces the neuter object, dir identifies its recipient.
You have found Jonas’s mouthpiece and are returning it.
You say:
Es replaces the neuter object, dir identifies its recipient.
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