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?Unit 19: Word order and sentence structure 149