Activities: "How to express the progressive in German?"
Activity 1: Make it progressive!
Create progressive versions of the following sentences by adding the word(s) in parentheses in the correct spot.
Activity 2: ‘am’ and ‘beim’
How can you translate the following English sentences using am or beim to express progressivity? Here is an example:
Peter is driving his new car. (am)
→ Peter ist am Fahren seines neuen Autos.
Choose the appropriate level for you!
Part 1: Present tense
Maria is reading her favorite book. (beim)
→ .
The cat is playing with her toy. (am)
→ .
Peter is cooking pasta. (am)
→ .
I am buying a new TV. (beim)
→ .
We are listening to the new record. (beim)
→ .
Part 2: Various tenses
Monika was working when her mother called. (am)
→ .
The dog will be playing in the backyard. (am)
→ .
Tim’s brother will be writing his first book next year. (beim)
→ .
Get up! Your alarm has been ringing for 10 minutes. (am)
→ .
I was taking a shower. (beim)
→ .
