What I do and what we do: present tense 1st person plural weak verbs | German

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Match the German words below to the correct English translations.
- Zuhören!
  
  ⇔
  
  Listen! ✓
- Wiederholen!
  
  ⇔
  
  Repeat! ✓
- Antworten!
  
  ⇔
  
  Answer! ✓
- Zeigen!
  
  ⇔
  
  Show! ✓
- Sprechen!
  
  ⇔
  
  Speak! ✓
- Schreiben!
  
  ⇔
  
  Write! ✓
Which of these words contain a [w] sound?
- vier
- Vater
- Welt ✓
- Wasser ✓
- schwimmen ✓
What is an adverb?
- a word that describes a verb or an adjective ✓
- a word that means 'a' or 'an'
- a word that means 'the'
- a different type of word order
Match the subject pronouns to the correct present tense verb endings.
- ich
  
  ⇔
  
  -e ✓
- du
  
  ⇔
  
  -st ✓
- sie, er, es
  
  ⇔
  
  -t ✓
Translate the following sentence into English: 'Ich arbeite freiwillig.'
- 'I work voluntarily.' ✓
Translate the following sentence into German: 'He is learning foreign languages.'
- 'Er lernt Fremdsprachen.' ✓

Which of these statements is correct?
- [v] sounds like the English 'v'
- [v] sounds like the English 'w'
- [v] sounds like the English 'f' ✓
Match the German words below to the correct English translations.
- Moschee (f)
  
  ⇔
  
  mosque ✓
- Schlagzeug (nt)
  
  ⇔
  
  drum ✓
- Einzelkind (nt)
  
  ⇔
  
  only child ✓
- türkisch
  
  ⇔
  
  Turkish ✓
- immer
  
  ⇔
  
  always ✓
- Angst vor
  
  ⇔
  
  fear of ✓
Translate the following sentence into English: 'Wir haben viel gemeinsam.'
- 'We have a lot in common.' ✓
Complete the following sentence using the correct form of 'spielen': 'Mehmet und Wolf ______ Tennis.'
- 'spielen' ✓
Put the words below in the correct order to form a German sentence.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  wir
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  lernen
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  zusammen
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  Deutsch
Translate the following sentence into German: 'We both sing very well.'
- 'Wir singen beide sehr gut.' ✓

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[v] is pronounced as in 'vor'.
The 1st person plural 'wir' present tense ending for weak verbs is '-en'.
The 1st person plural 'wir' present tense form of a weak verb looks identical to the infinitive.
Adverbs are used after the verb.
Add a capital letter to change an adjective into a noun. Its grammatical gender will be neuter.

[v] is pronounced like the English 'v'.

[v] is pronounced like an English 'f'. [w] sounds like an English 'v'.