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Junior Cycle German: Present tense & separable verbs
How often Present tense & separable verbs comes up on the German papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.
CL Asked on 5 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker
Present tense & separable verbs, Common Level(9 marks)
Quick ones on Present tense & separable verbs.
(a)Which sentence is right?
- Ich aufstehe um sieben Uhr
- Ich stehe um sieben Uhr auf
- Ich stehe um sieben Uhr aufstehen
(b)How do you say 'He reads a lot'?
- Er lesen viel
- Er lest viel
- Er liest viel
(c)How do you ask a friend 'Have you a pet?'
- Hast du ein Haustier?
- Hat du ein Haustier?
- Habst du ein Haustier?
Show the answers
(a) Ich stehe um sieben Uhr auf
(b) Er liest viel
(c) Hast du ein Haustier?
Common Level
Asked on 5 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker
Every paper, year by year
| Year | Where it came up |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Q19, Q20 |
| 2025 | Q20, Q21 |
| 2024 | Q22 |
| 2023 | Q11, Q18 |
| 2022 | Q18, Q20 |
Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.
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