Check out the video to revise the most important information.
You have two different options to form a question in German.
1. Questions with W-question word These questions are open questions, i.e. you can ask about all kinds of different information depending on the W-question word you choose. Here’s an overview of the most important ones:
When you form a question with one of these W-question words, always put the verb in Wo 2. Yes/No questions Yes/No questions are called like this because these are the only options to answer this question type. To form such a question you have to put the verb in the
As mentioned in the video, it is quite common that you give the correct answer if necessary: Fahren wir nach München? → Nein, wir fahren nach Hamburg. So, your take away for this topic is: W-question → verb = 2nd position Yes/No-question → verb = 1st position |
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Exercise 1: Read the questions and match the answers.
Tip: Click the
Exercise 2: Now the other way round: Read the answers and match the questions.
Exercise 3: Make questions by choosing the correct elements from the dropdown lists.
Exercise 4: Complete the questions with the given verbs. You may only use each verb once.
Exercise 5: Make questions with the elements given in brackets.
Tip: Check if there is a w-question word included.
Exercise 6: Choose the correct question for each scenario.
Well done, this activity set is complete!
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