Practising the conditional tense
Question
Use the verb endings shown above to complete the German sentences below.
- I would buy a big house. 鈥 Ich __________ ein gro脽es Haus kaufen.
- He would eat a tasty pizza. 鈥 Er __________ eine leckere Pizza essen.
- We would do our homework. 鈥 Wir __________ unsere Hausaufgaben machen.
- You would visit your friends. 鈥 Du __________ deine Freunde besuchen.
- I would buy a big house. 鈥 Ich 飞眉谤诲别 ein gro脽es Haus kaufen.
- He would eat a tasty pizza. 鈥 Er 飞眉谤诲别 eine leckere Pizza essen.
- We would do our homework. 鈥 Wir 飞眉谤诲别n unsere Hausaufgaben machen.
- You would visit your friends. 鈥 Du 飞眉谤诲别st deine Freunde besuchen.
Question
Complete the German sentences below.
Don鈥檛 forget that there must always be an infinitive verb at the end of the sentence.
- She would go to the cinema. 鈥 Sie __________ ins Kino __________.
- They would fly to Portugal. 鈥 Sie __________ nach Portugal __________.
- We would live in the countryside. 鈥 Wir __________ auf dem Land __________.
- You would be happy. 鈥 Ihr __________ 驳濒眉肠办濒颈肠丑 __________.
- She would go to the cinema. 鈥 Sie 飞眉谤诲别 ins Kino gehen.
- They would fly to Portugal. 鈥 Sie 飞眉谤诲别n nach Portugal fliegen.
- We would live in the countryside. 鈥 Wir 飞眉谤诲别n auf dem Land wohnen.
- You would be happy. 鈥 Ihr 飞眉谤诲别t 驳濒眉肠办濒颈肠丑 sein.
Question
Match up the conditional sentences in German and English and then check your answers.
| German | English |
| 1. Ich 飞眉谤诲别 ins Kino gehen. | A. She would swim every day. |
| 2. Wir 飞眉谤诲别n nach Italien fliegen. | B. I would go to the cinema. |
| 3. Er 飞眉谤诲别 seine Freunde besuchen. | C. They would go into town. |
| 4. Ich 飞眉谤诲别 in einem Dorf wohnen. | D. He would visit his friends. |
| 5. Sie 飞眉谤诲别 jeden Tag schwimmen. | E. We would buy a present. |
| 6. Wir 飞眉谤诲别n ein Geschenk kaufen. | F. We would fly to Italy. |
| 7. Du 飞眉谤诲别st ins Theater gehen. | G. I would live in a village. |
| 8. Sie 飞眉谤诲别n in die Stadt gehen. | H. You would go to the theatre. |
| German | 1. Ich 飞眉谤诲别 ins Kino gehen. |
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| English | A. She would swim every day. |
| German | 2. Wir 飞眉谤诲别n nach Italien fliegen. |
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| English | B. I would go to the cinema. |
| German | 3. Er 飞眉谤诲别 seine Freunde besuchen. |
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| English | C. They would go into town. |
| German | 4. Ich 飞眉谤诲别 in einem Dorf wohnen. |
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| English | D. He would visit his friends. |
| German | 5. Sie 飞眉谤诲别 jeden Tag schwimmen. |
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| English | E. We would buy a present. |
| German | 6. Wir 飞眉谤诲别n ein Geschenk kaufen. |
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| English | F. We would fly to Italy. |
| German | 7. Du 飞眉谤诲别st ins Theater gehen. |
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| English | G. I would live in a village. |
| German | 8. Sie 飞眉谤诲别n in die Stadt gehen. |
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| English | H. You would go to the theatre. |
- Ich 飞眉谤诲别 ins Kino gehen. 鈥 B. I would go to the cinema.
- Wir 飞眉谤诲别n nach Italien fliegen. 鈥 F. We would fly to Italy.
- Er 飞眉谤诲别 seine Freunde besuchen. 鈥 D. He would visit his friends.
- Ich 飞眉谤诲别 in einem Dorf wohnen. 鈥 G. I would live in a village.
- Sie 飞眉谤诲别 jeden Tag schwimmen. 鈥 A. She would swim every day.
- Wir 飞眉谤诲别n ein Geschenk kaufen. 鈥 E. We would buy a present.
- Du 飞眉谤诲别st ins Theater gehen. 鈥 H. You would go to the theatre.
- Sie 飞眉谤诲别n in die Stadt gehen. 鈥 C. They would go into town.
Did you know?
The roots of the English language can be traced back to Germanic settlers who first arrived in Britain around the fifth century AD. These early settlers travelled from what is now Denmark and northern Germany and brought their language with them.
As a result, many English words are directly related to German words. These words are known as cognates. For example, the word 鈥榳ill鈥 comes from the Old English word 鈥榳illan鈥, which in turn comes from the German verb wollen 鈥 to want.
There are many more words which are closely related in both languages, just think of Hund (dog or hound), Mann (man), 贵耻脽 (foot), Hand (hand) and Ohr (ear).