Mastering German Present Tense and Vocabulary for Everyday Activities
This guide covers essential German grammar, focusing on the present tense of the verb "haben" (to have) and key vocabulary related to daily activities, sports, and hobbies. Learn to form sentences and questions using proper word order to enhance your conversational skills. Practice using relevant terms for soccer, television, and musical instruments, which will help you engage in discussions about leisure and pastimes. Aimed at beginners, this resource simplifies learning through structured examples and exercises.
Mastering German Present Tense and Vocabulary for Everyday Activities
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Kapitel 3 Tanyra Stone Alexandra Taylor
Grammar • The Present Tense of Haben Ich habe I have Du hast you have Er (sie, es) hat he has (she has, it has) Wir haben we have Ihrhabt you have Sie haben they have Sie haben you have
Vocabulary: Activities sports soccer club televison DVD player CD player computer games bicycle tennis guitar football piano cards • Sport • Fuβballklubs • Fersehen • DVD-Spieler • CD-Spieler • Computerspiele • Fahrrad • Tennis • Gitarre • Fuβball • Klavier • Karten
Grammar: Word Order • When starting a sentence you start with the subject followed by the verb and then more information. • You can also use inverted words to form a question. Example: “Was machst du heute?” • The inverted word order is also used when you start a sentence with a word other than the subject. Example: “Heutesehe Ich fern”
Wann • HeuteMorgen • HeuteMittag • HeuteNachmittag • HeuteAbend
Time Viertel vor (15 minutes before) Viertel nach (15 minutes after) Halb (half an hour before) Uhr (hour) Minuten (minute) • Einsuhr • Zweiuhr • Dreiuhr • Vieruhr (minuten) • Fϋnfuhr (minuten) • Sechsuhr (minuten) • Siebenuhr (minuten) • Achtuhr (minuten) • Zehn uhr (minuten) etcetera
Vocabulary Begin To stay Book For Soccer To go To have Homework No Piano Me Moment After To say Fast To swim Summer To play To dance Before When Why What • Beginnin • Bleiben • Buch • Fϋr • Fussball • Gehen • Haben • Hausaufgaben • Helfen • Kein • Klavier • Mir • Moment • Nach • Sagen • Schnell • Schwimmen • Sommer • Spielen • Tanzen • Vor • Wann • Warum • was
Practice Book What To go No Piano Me To stay Soccer When Homework Begin To have Moment After Before To say Fast To swim Summer To play To dance Why For To help[ • Beginnin • Bleiben • Buch • Fϋr • Fussball • Gehen • Haben • Hausaufgaben • Helfen • Kein • Klavier • Mir • Moment • Nach • Sagen • Schnell • Schwimmen • Sommer • Spielen • Tanzen • Vor • Wann • Warum • was