Translate German to English

Dear language learners.
 I'm sorry you have to read the German sentences with the  ae or ue or oe, but my American keyboard won't let me use the proper umlaut.
Good luck, Torrie

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Claire ist Fransoesin. Sie ist aus Paris.
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Koenntest du bitte Bananen kaufen?
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Der Zug ist schnell, aber das Flugzeug ist schneller.
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Mark ist sehr stark.
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Tom hat eine Zeitung, etwas Wein und einige Broetchen gekauft.
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Deine Freunde sind nett.
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„Welches Kleid gefaellt dir?“ „Dieses hier ist schoener.“
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Wir sind nicht verheiratet.
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Das Wetter ist heute nicht schoen, aber es ist nicht Kalt.
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Unser neues Haus ist viel groesser als unsere alte Wohnung.
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Sind die Kinder zu Hause? Nein sie sind am spielen.
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Moechten Sie ein Stueck Kuchen?
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Mir ist heiss.

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1.
Claire is French. She is from Paris.
2.
Could you please buy some bananas?
3.
A train is fast but an airplane is faster.
4.
Mark is very strong.
5.
Tom bought a newspaper, some wine and some rolls.
6.
Your friends are nice.
7.
Which dress do you like? This one is nicer.
8.
We aren’t married.
9.
Today the weather isn’t nice but it isn’t cold.
10.
  Our new house is a lot bigger than our old flat.
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  Are the children at home? No, they are playing.
12.
 Would you like a piece of cake?
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 I’m hot.

Present continuous vs present simple

Another great tutorial video from the publishers of Grammar in Use.

Translation Practice Set 5 wth answers

1. Schau!  Das Flugzeug fliegt (gerade) über der Brücke.

2. Gestern ist ein Flugzeug über der Brücke gefloggen.

3. Ich hänge das Bild zwischen die Fenster.

4. Das Bild hängt zwischen den Fenstern.

5. Die Großmutter backt keine Pizza. Sie backt einen Kuchen.

6. Das Produkt kommt aus China. Der Tiger ist aus Papier.

7. Claudia, Beate und Peter kommen aus Polen.  Und Abdul? - Er kommt aus dem Iran.

8. Wohnst du allein in Köln? Nein, meine Frau und meine Kinder wohnen auch hier. Aber meine Mutter lebt in Frankreich.

9. Hast du Zeit zum (zu dem) Lesen?

10. Das Bild hängt an der Wand.

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1.      Look! That airplane is flying over the bridge.

2.      Yesterday an airplane flew over the bridge.

3.      I put the picture between the windows. (hang)

4.      The picture is hanging between the windows.

5.      Grandmother isn’t baking (a)pizza.  She’s baking a cake.

6.      This product comes from China.  It’s out of paper.

7.      Claudia, Beate and Peter come from Poland.  And Abdul? -He comes from Iran.

8.      Do you live alone in Köln? No, my wife and children live here too. But my mother lives in France.

9.      Do you have time to read?

10.  The picture is hanging on the wall.

First Sample papers

Try these sample papers for the B2 Cambridge exam.

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Have and have got

I have a new mobile phone.

I have got a new mobile phone.

 

 

 

 

 

In these sentences, have and have got tell us that something is mine. It belongs to me.

(When we are talking informally, we often use have got.).

Present Simple Tense

I have/have got a new phone. We have/have got new phones.

You have/have got a new phone. They have/have got new phones.

He has/has got a new phone.

Questions and Negatives

Do you have any stamps?

Have you got any stamps?

I haven’t got any stamps.

I don’t have any stamps.

Do you have any stamps? Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t.

Have you got any stamps? Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t.

Examples of have / have got

We use have and have got when we talk about sickness.

I have / I’ve got the flu.

I have / I’ve got a cold.

We use have and have got

when we talk about

about our relationships with other people.

 

We have / We’ve got four children.

  

We also use have and have got when we talk about what we look like.

I have / I’ve got brown eyes.

My grandmother has got brown eyes and gray hair.

  

Look at other examples for have and have got.

I have / I’ve got a great job. I love it.

I have / I’ve got lots of homework.

  

Exercise 1:

   

Answer these questions. Use have got in your answers. Answer in complete sentences.

1. Have you got black hair? ________________________________

2. Have you got blue eyes? ________________________________

3. Have you got any brothers or sisters? ________________________________

4. Have you got a mobile phone? ________________________________

5. Has your teacher got a dictionary? ________________________________
 

Actions

 

We also use have to talk about things we do.

I have breakfast. = I eat breakfast.

I have a cup of coffee at seven o’clock. = I drink my coffee.

I have a shower. = I wash in the shower.

  

We do not use have got to talk about things we do.

I have got a bath. = I have a bathtub. My little brother has a bath every night.
  Not My little brother has got a bath every night.  

Exercise 2:

 

Are these sentences right or wrong? Correct them if they are wrong.

a. I have got a swim every day.  ________________________________

b. I have got a cup of coffee in the morning. ________________________________

c. I have got a headache and I feel sick. ________________________________

d. I have got a chocolate cake. Do you want some? _____________________________

e. I have got a new car. ________________________________

 

ANSWER KEY

  

Exercise 2:

  a. wrong, I have a swim every day. b. wrong, I have a cup of coff ee in the morning. c. correct, d. correct, e. correct