A. Wichtige Verben. Fill in the chart with the appropriate conjugated forms of the verbs sein and heißen, as well as the pronouns.
I am | __________________________ | | we are | _________________________ |
you (sg) are | __________________________ | | you (pl) are | _________________________ |
he is | __________________________ | | they are | _________________________ |
she is | __________________________ | | You (formal) are | _________________________ |
it is | __________________________ | | | |
I am called | __________________________ | | we are called | _________________________ |
you (sg) are called | __________________________ | | you (pl) are called | _________________________ |
he is called | __________________________ | | they are called | _________________________ |
she is called | __________________________ | | You (formal) are called | _________________________ |
it is called | __________________________ | | | |
B. Grüß dich! Which greeting or farewell would be appropriate to the following situations? Choose from the list; there may be more than one correct answer for some situations.
Auf Wiedersehen! Grüezi! Grüß dich! Grüß Gott! Gute Nacht! Guten Abend! Guten Morgen! Guten Tag! Hallo! Mahlzeit! Servus! Tschüss! | |
1. | your German instructor entering the classroom | _________________________________________ |
2. | two students saying goodbye | _________________________________________ |
3. | an Austrian greeting a business acquaintance | _________________________________________ |
4. | two students sitting down for lunch together | _________________________________________ |
5. | a mother as she tucks in her child at night | _________________________________________ |
6. | a student leaving a professor’s office | _________________________________________ |
7. | family members greeting each other in the morning | _________________________________________ |
8. | a person from Geneva greeting a close friend | _________________________________________ |
C. Du, Sie oder ihr? Which form of “you” would you use to talk to the following people? Write du, Sie or ihr in each blank.
1. | your two cousins | ____________ | | 5. | your roommate | ____________ |
2. | your grandmother | ____________ | | 6. | your roommate’s parents | ____________ |
3. | your chemistry professor | ____________ | | 7. | a clerk in a store | ____________ |
4. | two strangers on the street | ____________ | | 8. | two classmates | ____________ |
D. Wer ist das? Substitute a pronoun (er, sie, wir, ihr, etc) for the name(s) in the sentences provided, and write a complete sentence using the correct form of the verb sein.
BEISPIEL: | Peter: 21 Jahre alt. Er ist 21 Jahre alt. |
1. | Stefanie: 17 Jahre alt | _______________________________________________________ |
2. | Margaret und Anneliese: Studentinnen | _______________________________________________________ |
3. | Thomas: Student an der Universität | _______________________________________________________ |
4. | Hans und Robert: gute Freunde | _______________________________________________________ |
5. | Jim und ich: Amerikaner | _______________________________________________________ |
6. | Michael und Katerina: 15 Jahre alt | _______________________________________________________ |
7. | du und dein Freund: alte Freunde | _______________________________________________________ |
E. Dialoge. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words, based on the formulas we’ve used in class.
1. | Norbert: | __________________ Tag! Herzlich Willkommen! Mein _________________ ist Pohle, Norbert Pohle. Wie ____________________ Sie? |
| Sabine: | ____________ heiße Sabine Zimmermann. Und das ist mein Freund. ___________ heißt Klaus Weichel. |
| Norbert: | ____________ schreiben Sie das? |
| Klaus: | W-E-I-C-H-E-L, Weichel. __________________ kommen Sie, Herr Pohle? |
| Norbert: | Ich komme _______________ München. Und woher kommen Sie? |
| Klaus: | Wir kommen _______________ Frankfurt.
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2. | Peter: | Hallo! __________ bin Peter Sedlmeier. |
| Katarina: | _______________ dich, Peter. Ich heiße Katarina Steinmetz. Wie ___________ bist du? |
| Peter: | Ich bin siebzehn _________________ alt. Und wie alt bist du? |
| Katarina: | Ich bin achtzehn. Bist ___________ Deutscher, Peter? |
| Peter: | Ja, ich komme aus Hamburg. Woher ________________ du? |
| Katarina: | Ich bin Amerikanerin. Ich komme ______________ New York. |
F. Noch mal Nummern. As review, write out the numbers as words.
1. | Wie viel ist zwölf plus sieben? | ___________________________________________________ |
2. | Wie viel ist sechzehn plus sechsundzwanzig? | ___________________________________________________ |
3. | Wie viel ist siebzig minus neunzehn? | ___________________________________________________ |
4. | Wie viel ist hunderteins plus vierunddreißig? | ___________________________________________________ |
5. | Wie viel ist tausend minus elf? | ___________________________________________________ |
G. Noch mal Imperative. Match each command with the corresponding picture.
_______ 1. Machen Sie das Buch auf.
_______ 2. Machen Sie das Buch zu.
_______ 3. Springen Sie.
_______ 4. Lachen Sie.
_______ 5. Laufen Sie.
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