KS4 · German · Year 10
Es war toll! Perfect tense with 'sein', 'haben' and questions, inversion
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Your learning goal
I can use word order 2 and form questions in the perfect tense in the context of interesting past experiences.
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Es war toll! Perfect tense with 'sein', 'haben' and questions, inversion: slides adapted from the imported teaching text; recall questions created from its keywords, learning points and common mistakes. Self-check practice, with no automatic grading or XP. Answers stay on this page and are cleared when you leave.
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Download original PowerPoint ↓What you’ll learn
I can use word order 2 and form questions in the perfect tense in the context of interesting past experiences.
Key learning points
- To make a yes/no question in the perfect tense, swap the form of ‘sein’ or ‘haben’ with the subject.
- To ask an information question in the perfect tense, use a question word followed by ‘sein’ or ‘haben’ then the subject.
- In word order 2, invert the subject and verb.
Words to know
- yes/no question
- question formed by inverting subject and verb where the answer is yes/no
- information question
- question starting with a wh- word that has more information in the answer than yes/no
- word order 2
- inverts the subject and verb in a sentence
Common mistakes
I should use the same word order in German as in English.
German word order is different from English word order. In word order 2, the subject and verb are inverted.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Task A, Option 1, is for Higher pupils. Task A, Option 2, is for Foundation pupils. Starter quiz and exit quiz question 2 are Higher-only.