Exercise 19.4
Translate the sentences below into German. Note that sometimes there
might be more than one possible answer.
1 Go now! (Use the duform.)
2 He is going to the cinema tonight.
3 I will give you my keys. (Use the duform.)
4 Next week, Margret will start her computer course.
5 After the meal, Matthias went for a walk.
6 Unfortunately, I could not send you the report. (Use the Sieform.)
7 She worked the whole morning in the kitchen on her own.
8 I hope that we can go to Austria this winter.
9 I don’t know why he went to Hamburg.
10 He doesn’t know whether he will pass the final exam.
Checklist ✓
1 Can you name the four types of basic sentences?
2 What is the position of the finite verb in main and
subordinate clauses?
3 What does subject–verb inversion mean?
4 Can you explain the sequence of expressions that
describewhen,howorwheresomething happens?
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