Ask about activities: present tense strong verbs 1st and 2nd person singular | German

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Match the German and English.
- nach
  
  ⇔
  
  to, towards ✓
- Vater (m)
  
  ⇔
  
  father ✓
- türkisch
  
  ⇔
  
  Turkish ✓
- Hund (m)
  
  ⇔
  
  dog ✓
- bekommen
  
  ⇔
  
  to get, getting ✓
- werden
  
  ⇔
  
  to become, becoming ✓
Which subject pronoun is the 2nd person singular?
- ich
- du ✓
- wir
- es
What is a strong verb?
- a verb which changes its vowel in the verb stem of some of its forms ✓
- a verb which changes its vowel in the verb stem of all of its forms
- a verb that follows a regular pattern of changes when verb endings are applied
- a verb that is used frequently in the third person singular
Which letter changes to 'ie' in 'lesen'?
- the 'e' in the verb stem ✓
- the 'e' in the infinitive ending
- 'lesen' doesn't have a vowel change
- the 's' between the two 'e's
Complete the following question: '______ wohnst du?' 'Ich wohne in Cambridge, nicht in London.'
- 'Wo' ✓
Which words contain a vocalic [r]? This is an 'ah' sound.
- aber ✓
- Uhr ✓
- reden
- rot
- vier ✓

Which sound-symbol correspondences sound the same, despite being spelled differently?
- [au]
- [äu] ✓
- [eu] ✓
- [ie]
- [ei]
Select the possible questions for the following answer: 'Jeden Tag!'
- Wie oft liest du? ✓
- Wo lernst du?
- Mit wem spielst du?
- Woher kommst du?
- Wann isst du Pizza? ✓
Match the German and English.
- Fahrrad (nt)
  
  ⇔
  
  bicycle ✓
- Gemüse (nt)
  
  ⇔
  
  vegetables ✓
- Fleisch (m)
  
  ⇔
  
  meat ✓
- Eis (nt)
  
  ⇔
  
  ice cream ✓
- am Nachmittag
  
  ⇔
  
  in the afternoon ✓
- am Abend
  
  ⇔
  
  in the evening ✓
If a verb is strong, which forms of the verb change their vowel?
- ich
- du ✓
- sie, er, es ✓
- wir
Which present tense verb ending fills the following gap? 'Du schläf__________ zehn Stunden.'
- e
- st ✓
- t
- en
Translate the following sentence into German: 'You are speaking English.'
- 'Du sprichst Englisch.' ✓

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[eu] is pronounced as in 'Deutschland' and sounds the same as [äu].
Strong verbs change the vowel in their stem in the 2nd and 3rd person singular forms.
Only verbs with an 'a' or e' in their stem can be strong.
Swap the position of the subject and verb in a statement and add a question word to the start to form an open question.

There is no vowel change in the 2nd person singular 'du' present tense forms of strong verbs.

The vowel in the stem of strong verbs with an 'a' or 'e' in their stem will change in the 2nd person singular 'du' present tense form.

[eu] - pronounced as in 'Deutschland'
Strong verb - a verb which changes its vowel in the verb stem of some of its forms
Open question - question starting with a wh- word that has more information in the answer than ‘yes’ or ‘no’