German Verb Quiz 1
Verb Tense Confusion + werden

A self-scoring quiz

Test Your German Verb Knowledge!

VERB QUIZ 1
To select the English sentence that best matches the German, click the button next to the answer you want. When you reach the end of the ten-item quiz you'll be able to get your percentage score. The answers will be listed in the scroll box just below the "Get Score" button, but you might want to avoid the answers if you got less than 100%, and try again until you get it right. (You're the only one who will know your score!)

HINT: If you want to revise your answers after getting your score, don't use the "Clear" button unless you want to re-mark all the answers. Just change the answers you think need changing, then click on the "Get Score" button again. But no peeking at the answers!

Caution! The differences among the three choices are sometimes very subtle.

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1. Ich habe vor drei Jahren in Bonn gewohnt.

I lived in Bonn for three years.
I was living in Bonn three years ago.
I've been living in Bonn for three years.

2. Karl war erst gestern zurückgekehrt.

Karl had not returned until yesterday.
Karl didn't come back until yesterday.
Karl came back only yesterday.

3. Er ist am Freitag in Chicago umgekommen.

He arrived in Chicago on Friday.
He is arriving in Chicago on Friday.
He died in Chicago on Friday.

4. Das Paket wurde am Montag abgeschickt.

The package was sent on Monday.
The package will be sent on Monday.
The package had been sent on Monday.

5. Sie wohnt schon seit 32 Jahren in der Schweiz.

She lived in Switzerland for 32 years.
She has been living in Switzerland for 32 years.
She lived in Switzerland 32 years ago.

6. Was will sie werden?

What will they become?
What will she be?
What does she want to be?

7. Es wird bald dunkel.

It soon grew dark.
It's getting dark.
It'll be dark soon.

8. Wie werden sie das vermeiden können?

How will they be able to avoid that?
How is that to be avoided?
How will she be able to avoid that?

9. Er arbeitet nur seit fünf Monaten dort.

He'll only work there for five months.
He's only been working there for five months.
He worked there for just five months.

10. Man kann nichts daran ändern.

A man can't change anything about that.
He couldn't do anything about that.
Nothing can be changed about that.

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Verb Review 1: Verb Confusion
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