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People, presents and earlier days

Reviews practise both sides: wherever Lukas and Lena would say something differently, you do it once as each.

Whose family?

The owner picks the word, the noun picks the endingTap a word to hear itTap a word to hear it and see its meaning
Owner	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Plural	Meaning
					my father · my mother · my baby · my parents
my father · my mother · my baby · my parents
					your father · your mother · your baby · your parents
your father · your mother · your baby · your parents
					his father · his mother · his baby · his parents
his father · his mother · his baby · his parents
					her father · her mother · her baby · her parents
her father · her mother · her baby · her parents
Plural owner and polite address
					their father · their mother · their baby · their parents
their father · their mother · their baby · their parents
					your father · your mother · your baby · your parents (polite)
your father · your mother · your baby · your parents (polite)

The subject and the direct objectTap a word to hear itTap a word to hear it and see its meaning
Noun	Nominative	Accusative	Meaning
Masculine			my son
my son
Feminine			my daughter
my daughter
Neuter			my baby
my baby
Plural			my parents
my parents

The owner picks the word: for a man, for a woman or for several people. The noun picks the ending, and only a masculine direct object takes -en: . With a name, add -s: .

Age and dates

OrdinalsTap a word to hear itTap a word to hear it and see its meaning
Number	Ordinal	Meaning
Irregular
1		the first
the first
3		the third
the third
7		the seventh
the seventh
8		the eighth
the eighth
2 to 19: -te
2		the second
the second
10		the tenth
the tenth
From 20: -ste
20		the twentieth
the twentieth
28		the twenty-eighth
the twenty-eighth

Name a date, or say on that dateTap a word to hear itTap a word to hear it and see its meaning
Date	It is …	On …	Meaning
1.3.			the first of March · on the first of March
the first of March · on the first of March
3.5.			the third of May · on the third of May
the third of May · on the third of May
10.7.			the tenth of July · on the tenth of July
the tenth of July · on the tenth of July
28.3.			the twenty-eighth of March · on the twenty-eighth of March
the twenty-eighth of March · on the twenty-eighth of March

Age goes with : . Name a date with and the ordinal, ; say on which day with and -n, .

Linking statements

After , , : the verb is still in position 2Tap a word to hear itTap a word to hear it and see its meaning
Link	Position 1	Verb	Rest	Meaning
				and he has brown eyes.
and he has brown eyes.
				but it is very nice.
but it is very nice.
				because the cake is very good.
because the cake is very good.

, and stand outside the statement. What follows is an ordinary statement, with the verb in position 2: .

Giving

The present of Tap a word to hear itTap a word to hear it and see its meaning
Infinitive			· ·			·	Meaning
							to give
to give

Who gets it: the dative pronounsTap a word to hear itTap a word to hear it and see its meaning
Person	Dative	Meaning
Singular
		to me
to me
		to you (informal)
to you (informal)
		to him
to him
		to her
to her
Plural
		to us
to us
		to you (several people)
to you (several people)
		to them
to them
Polite address: one or more people
		to you (polite)
to you (polite)

The person who gets something is in the dative, the thing in the accusative: . After come the direct-object forms: .

Now and before

To be, now and before: Tap a word to hear itTap a word to hear it and see its meaning
Person	Now	Before	Meaning
Singular
			I am · I was
I am · I was
			you are · you were (informal)
you are · you were (informal)
· ·			he is · he was
he is · he was
Plural
			we are · we were
we are · we were
			you are · you were (several people)
you are · you were (several people)
			they are · they were
they are · they were
Polite address: one or more people
			you are · you were (polite)
you are · you were (polite)

To have, now and before: Tap a word to hear itTap a word to hear it and see its meaning
Person	Now	Before	Meaning
Singular
			I have · I had
I have · I had
			you have · you had (informal)
you have · you had (informal)
· ·			he has · he had
he has · he had
Plural
			we have · we had
we have · we had
			you have · you had (several people)
you have · you had (several people)
			they have · they had
they have · they had
Polite address: one or more people
			you have · you had (polite)
you have · you had (polite)

and say how things were before. and the 3rd person singular share one form; the others add -st, -en or -n, and -t. The verb stays in position 2: .

Practice 1/5 · The right form

Warm-up

One quick decision each, across the whole module.

Jonas spielt Trompete.
Jonas plays his trumpet.
Lotte hat am März Geburtstag.
Lotte's birthday is on the twenty-eighth of March.
Die Stadt ist klein, schön.
The town is small, but nice.
Wir geben ein Skizzenbuch.
We give her a sketchbook.
Gestern wir bei Lotte.
Yesterday we were at Lotte's.
As Lukas
Lotte, ich bin Nachbar.
Lotte, I am your neighbour.
As Lena
Lotte, ich bin Nachbarin.
Lotte, I am your neighbour.

Practice 2/5 · Matching

Question and answer

Match each question to its answer.

Practice 3/5 · The right form

Two decisions at once

Each answer has to be right in two ways. Check the person, the word order and the ending.

Frau Brandt, ich das Geld.
Mrs Brandt, I'll give you the money.
Frau Brandt, ich das Geld.
Mrs Brandt, I'll give you the money.
Lotte malt viel, ein Skizzenbuch.
Lotte draws a lot, because she has a sketchbook.
Früher klein.
Jonas used to be small.
Lotte und sind im Café.
Lotte and her mother are in the café.
Frau Brandt, Vater?
Mrs Brandt, do you know my father?
Frau Brandt, Vater?
Mrs Brandt, do you know my father?
Wo am Samstag?
Where were you on Saturday (several people)?
Lotte, wann mir das Foto?
Lotte, when will you give me the photo?
Lotte, wann mir das Foto?
Lotte, when will you give me the photo?
Was Lotte?
What shall we give Lotte?
Hilde und ihr Mann Geld.
Hilde and her husband had no money.
Mein Geburtstag ist Juli.
My birthday is on the tenth of July.
Mein Geburtstag ist Juli.
My birthday is on the tenth of July.
Oma, früher lange Haare, oder?
Grandma, you used to have long hair, didn't you?

Practice 4/5 · Building sentences

Longer sentences

Put the words in order.

Too hard? Listen to the sentence first.

On the twenty-eighth of March I am giving Lotte a sketchbook.
On the twenty-eighth of March I am giving Lotte a sketchbook.
Hilde used to be a teacher, and now she knows everything.
I like Lindenfurt, because my neighbours are very nice.
I like Lindenfurt, because my neighbours are very nice.
Jonas had a terrible haircut, but his trumpet was beautiful.
Lotte and her mother give Hilde a photo in the evening.

Practice 5/5 · Fill the gaps

Katrin at the party

Fill the gaps with the words from the box.

Ich bin Katrin, Tochter. Mutter weiß immer alles! Früher ich auch hier in Nummer sieben, und ich ein kleines Zimmer unten. Kennen Sie Bruder? Er ist fünfzig. Heute hat Lotte Geburtstag, und Oma gibt immer Pfannkuchen. Mein Sohn ist sechs Monate alt, er schon Hunger wie Mikesch!
I am Katrin, Hilde's daughter. My mother always knows everything! Back then I lived here in number seven too, and I had a small room downstairs. Do you know my brother? He is fifty. Today is Lotte's birthday, and Grandma always gives her pancakes. My son is six months old, but he is already as hungry as Mikesch!

You introduce yourself

Fill the gaps with the words from the box.

As Lukas
Ich bin der neue Nachbar in Nummer sieben. Ich dreißig, und ich habe am Juli Geburtstag. Früher ich eine Wohnung in Hamburg, jetzt wohne ich hier, ich habe eine neue Stelle. Am ersten Abend war meine Wohnung leer, aber die Nachbarn sehr nett. Sie Zeit für , und Greta jeden Tag Kuchen.
I am the new neighbour in number seven. I am thirty, and my birthday is on the tenth of July. Before, I had a flat in Hamburg, but now I live here, because I have a new job. On the first evening my flat was empty, but the neighbours were very nice. They had time for me, and Greta gives me cake every day.
As Lena
Ich bin die neue Nachbarin in Nummer sieben. Ich dreißig, und ich habe am Juli Geburtstag. Früher ich eine Wohnung in Hamburg, jetzt wohne ich hier, ich habe eine neue Stelle. Am ersten Abend war meine Wohnung leer, aber die Nachbarn sehr nett. Sie Zeit für , und Greta jeden Tag Kuchen.
I am the new neighbour in number seven. I am thirty, and my birthday is on the tenth of July. Before, I had a flat in Hamburg, but now I live here, because I have a new job. On the first evening my flat was empty, but the neighbours were very nice. They had time for me, and Greta gives me cake every day.