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Tell the story of an evening

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

The Perfekt: helper verb and participle

+ participle: Tap a word to hear itTap a word to hear it and see its meaning
Person		Meaning
Singular
		I looked for
I looked for
		you looked for (informal)
you looked for (informal)
· ·		he · she · it looked for
he · she · it looked for
Plural
		we looked for
we looked for
		you looked for (informal, several people)
you looked for (informal, several people)
		they looked for
they looked for
Polite address: one or more people
		you looked for (polite)
you looked for (polite)

+ participle: Tap a word to hear itTap a word to hear it and see its meaning
Person		Meaning
Singular
		I went
I went
		you went (informal)
you went (informal)
· ·		he · she · it went
he · she · it went
Plural
		we went
we went
		you went (informal, several people)
you went (informal, several people)
		they went
they went
Polite address: one or more people
		you went (polite)
you went (polite)

Which helper verb?Tap a word to hear itTap a word to hear it and see its meaning
Infinitive	Past form	Meaning
: a journey or a change
		to go · went
to go · went
		to come · came
to come · came
		to travel · travelled
to travel · travelled
		to go out (a light) · went out
to go out (a light) · went out
		to stay · stayed
to stay · stayed
: most other verbs
		to play · played
to play · played
		to dance · danced
to dance · danced
		to see · saw
to see · saw

The helper verb changes with the person and stands in the verb place; the participle stays the same and goes to the end. Most verbs take . A journey, a change and take .

Participles

Learn the participle with the verbTap a word to hear itTap a word to hear it and see its meaning
Infinitive	Participle	Meaning
Regular: + stem + -t
		to make · made
to make · made
		to look for · looked for
to look for · looked for
		to play · played
to play · played
		to dance · danced
to dance · danced
Stem in -t: + stem + -et
		to work · worked
to work · worked
Irregular: … -en
		to see · seen
to see · seen
		to eat · eaten
to eat · eaten
		to drink · drunk
to drink · drunk
		to find · found
to find · found

goes in the middleTap a word to hear itTap a word to hear it and see its meaning
Infinitive	Past form	Meaning
		to open · opened
to open · opened
		to come on (a light) · came on
to come on (a light) · came on
		to begin · began
to begin · began
		to go out · went out
to go out · went out
		to fall down · fell down
to fall down · fell down

No Tap a word to hear itTap a word to hear it and see its meaning
Infinitive	Past form	Meaning
Ends in -ieren
		to take photos · took photos
to take photos · took photos
		to phone · phoned
to phone · phoned
		to happen · happened
to happen · happened
A front part that never separates
		to touch · touched
to touch · touched
		to pay · paid
to pay · paid
		to tell · told
to tell · told
		to lose · lost
to lose · lost

Regular participles have and -t; irregular ones end in -en. A separable verb puts in the middle: . Verbs in -ieren and verbs with a front part that never separates (, ) have no : , .

Telling it in order

and in the pastTap a word to hear itTap a word to hear it and see its meaning
Infinitive			· ·			·	Meaning
							was · were
was · were
							had
had

An order word in position 1Tap a word to hear itTap a word to hear it and see its meaning
Position 1	Verb	Middle	Participle	Meaning
				First Jonas played.
First Jonas played.
				Then the lights went out.
Then the lights went out.
				After that Hilde closed her eyes.
After that Hilde closed her eyes.
				Later we went home.
Later we went home.

and set the scene; the tells the events. After , , or , the verb comes second.

Questions and no

Questions in the Tap a word to hear itTap a word to hear it and see its meaning
Position 1	Next	Middle	Participle	Meaning
				Did you dance too?
Did you dance too?
				Did Mikesch come onto the stage?
Did Mikesch come onto the stage?
				Who switched off the lights?
Who switched off the lights?
				Where did you go (several people)?
Where did you go (several people)?

Three ways to say noTap a word to hear itTap a word to hear it and see its meaning
Word	Example	Meaning
		I did not dance.
I did not dance.
		I did not eat any cake.
I did not eat any cake.
		I saw nothing.
I saw nothing.

In a yes/no question the helper verb comes first; after a question word it comes second. denies the action, a noun, and means nothing.

Practice 1/5 · The right form

Warm-up

One quick decision each, across the whole module.

Die Gäste haben viel Kaffee .
The guests drank a lot of coffee.
Lotte mit Hilde zum Fest gekommen.
Lotte came to the festival with Hilde.
Lottes Mama hat das ganze Fest .
Lotte's mum took photos of the whole festival.
Im Dunkeln alle ein bisschen Angst.
In the dark everyone was a little afraid.
Lotte, wo du um acht?
Lotte, where were you at eight?
As Lukas
Sie sind der neue Nachbar von Frau Brandt, oder? Ich habe Sie auf dem Fest .
You are Mrs Brandt's new neighbour, aren't you? I saw you at the festival.
As Lena
Sie sind die neue Nachbarin von Frau Brandt, oder? Ich habe Sie auf dem Fest .
You are Mrs Brandt's new neighbour, aren't you? I saw you at the festival.
Danach ich keinen Hunger mehr.
After that I was not hungry any more.
Danach ich keinen Hunger mehr.
After that I was not hungry any more.

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 helper verb, the participle and the word order.

Danach .
After that we ate poppy-seed cake.
Mikesch .
Mikesch switched off the lights.
Frau Brandt, wo geschlafen?
Mrs Brandt, where did you sleep?
Frau Brandt, wo geschlafen?
Mrs Brandt, where did you sleep?
Um zwanzig Uhr vierzehn .
At 20:14 the lights went out.
Jonas .
Jonas lost his mouthpiece.
Lotte und Thomas, wo im Dunkeln?
Lotte and Thomas, where were you in the dark?
Lotte und Thomas, wo im Dunkeln?
Lotte and Thomas, where were you in the dark?
Ich habe Mikesch .
I looked for Mikesch, but did not find him.
Ich habe Mikesch .
I looked for Mikesch, but did not find him.
Um zwanzig Uhr zwanzig .
At 20:20 the lights came back on.
Um acht .
At eight the concert began.

Practice 4/5 · Building sentences

Longer sentences

Put the words in order.

Too hard? Listen to the sentence first.

First Jonas played, and then the lights went out.
Have you seen the photos from Lotte's mum yet?
Have you seen the photos from Lotte's mum yet?
I looked for Mikesch, but I did not find him.
I looked for Mikesch, but I did not find him.
After that everyone was hungry, and Thomas ate poppy-seed cake.
Lotte's mum took photos, and meanwhile Hilde slept.

Practice 5/5 · Fill the gaps

Jonas tells his evening

Fill the gaps with the words from the box.

Am Samstag das Stadtfest. Zuerst ich mein Mundstück . Dann hat Frau Brandt mir ihre alte Trompete gegeben, und das Konzert . Plötzlich das Licht , aber ich habe weitergespielt. Und mein Mundstück? Im Dunkeln Mikesch es im Maul!
On Saturday it was the town festival. First I lost my mouthpiece. Then Mrs Brandt gave me her old trumpet, and the concert began. Suddenly the lights went out, but I kept playing. And my mouthpiece? In the dark Mikesch had it in his mouth!

Your evening

Fill the gaps with the words from the box.

As Lukas
Am Samstag war ich Gretas Kollege am Caféstand. Ich das Geld genommen, und die Gäste viel Kaffee . Um zwanzig Uhr vierzehn es plötzlich dunkel. Ich auf den Platz , aber ich habe Mikesch gefunden. Um zwanzig Uhr zwanzig ist das Licht wieder . Und du, Anna? Was du am Samstag gemacht?
On Saturday I was Greta's colleague at the café stall. I took the money, and the guests drank a lot of coffee. At 20:14 it was suddenly dark. I went out into the square, but I did not find Mikesch. At 20:20 the lights came back on. And you, Anna? What did you do on Saturday?
As Lena
Am Samstag war ich Gretas Kollegin am Caféstand. Ich das Geld genommen, und die Gäste viel Kaffee . Um zwanzig Uhr vierzehn es plötzlich dunkel. Ich auf den Platz , aber ich habe Mikesch gefunden. Um zwanzig Uhr zwanzig ist das Licht wieder . Und du, Anna? Was du am Samstag gemacht?
On Saturday I was Greta's colleague at the café stall. I took the money, and the guests drank a lot of coffee. At 20:14 it was suddenly dark. I went out into the square, but I did not find Mikesch. At 20:20 the lights came back on. And you, Anna? What did you do on Saturday?