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Arbeitsblatt Further exercises

Task

Write complete sentences using the correct form of the verb (focus on the bold verbs).   

Explanation of the signs

+     →    write a positive sentence
-     →    write a negative sentence
?     →    write a question
.     →    write a statement

Example

When the Second World War ended last century, Europe’s leaders decided to work together.

- : When the Second World War ended last century, Europe’s leaders did not decide to work   together.
? : Did Europe’s leaders not decide to work together, when the Second World War ended?

Expert knowledge

Which tense is used here?     simple past
Name the keywords:      last century

 

Your turn

1. The European Union may soon have more than 30 Member States, with very different histories, languages and cultures.

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?

Expert knowledge

Can you find a substitute for “may“ that doesn’t change the meaning of the sentence?

 

2. Can its citizens develop a shared sense of ‘being European’ while remaining deeply attached to their country, their region and their local community?

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Expert knowledge

What kind of grammatical form is “remaining“?

 

3. The European Union is constantly improving its legislation to provide better protection for public health.

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?

Expert knowledge

Rewrite the sentence in the past perfect progressive:

 

4. If you are an EU citizen you have the right to travel, work and live anywhere in the European Union.

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Expert knowledge

Transform this sentence into a conditional sentence type 2.

 

5. Citizens of European Union countries can travel, live and work anywhere in the EU.

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?

Expert knowledge

What kind of verb is “can“ and how can you replace it in different tenses?

 

6. Extra: Write down two more sentences as tasks for your classmates.

 

Lösungsvorschlag

1. The European Union may soon have more than 30 Member States, with very different histories, languages and cultures.

- The European Union may not soon have…
? May the EU not soon have...?

Expert knowledge

Can you find a substitute for “may“ that doesn’t change the meaning of the sentence?
Might/could

 

2. Can its citizens develop a shared sense of ‘being European’ while remaining deeply attached to their country, their region and their local community?

- Its citizens can develop a shared sense…
- Its citizens cannot develop

Expert knowledge

What kind of grammatical form is “remaining“?
Participle construction introduced by a conjunction

 

3. The European Union is constantly improving its legislation to provide better protection for public health.

- The EU is not constantly improving its….
? Is the EU not constantly…

Expert knowledge

Rewrite the sentence in the past perfect progressive:
The EU had not been constantly improving …

 

4. If you are an EU citizen you have the right to travel, work and live anywhere in the European Union.

- If you are not an/ are no EU citizen you do not have the right…

Expert knowledge

Transform this sentence into a conditional sentence type 2 and type 3.
If you were an EU citizen you would have the right…
If you had been an EU citizen you would have had the right…

 

5. Citizens of European Union countries can travel, live and work anywhere in the EU.

? Can citizens of European countries .../ Are citizens of European countries allowed to/able to ...
- Can citizens of European countries not travel... / Are citizens of European countries not allowed to/able to... 

Expert knowledge

What kind of verb is “can“ and how can you replace it in different tenses?
Modal auxiliary; to be allowed to/ to be able to

6. Individuelle Aufgaben und Lösungen

 

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