German - Weekend Talk

Wir haben bei ___ zu Abend gegessen.

We had dinner at ___.

Meaning: We had dinner at ___.

When to use: Say where you had dinner when you want to name a person or place (use 'bei' + Dativ or a locale).

Tip: Beginner error: forgetting the dative after 'bei' or using 'zu' instead of 'bei'.

Ich hab zu Hause ___ geguckt.

I watched ___ at home.

Meaning: I watched ___ at home.

When to use: Describe something you watched at home; put the thing watched in the accusative (e.g., einen Film, eine Serie).

Tip: Avoid saying 'ich habe zu Hause geguckt' without an object — include what you watched.

Das Wetter war schön, also haben wir ___.

The weather was nice, so we ___.

Meaning: The weather was nice, so we ___.

When to use: Link good weather to an activity (e.g., gegrillt, einen Spaziergang gemacht). For many movement verbs use 'sind' + participle.

Tip: Be careful: with verbs of movement learners sometimes need 'sind' instead of 'haben' (e.g., 'sind spazieren gegangen').

Was machst du normalerweise am Wochenende?

What do you usually do on weekends?

Meaning: What do you usually do on weekends?

When to use: Ask about someone's normal weekend routine using 'normalerweise' and 'am Wochenende'.

Es war ziemlich ___.

It was pretty ___ .

Meaning: It was pretty ___.

When to use: Give a short overall opinion about the weekend using an adjective after 'war' (e.g., schön, langweilig, stressig).

Ich habe am Wochenende die meiste Zeit ___.

I spent most of the weekend ___ .

Meaning: I spent most of the weekend ___.

When to use: Say how most of your weekend was spent: use a verb phrase or place after 'die meiste Zeit' (e.g., zu Hause, gelesen, geschlafen).

Ich habe ___ nachgeholt.

I caught up on ___ .

Meaning: I caught up on ___.

When to use: Say you used the weekend to do overdue things; the thing caught up on is typically a noun in the accusative (e.g., Schlaf, Arbeit, Hausaufgaben).

Tip: Remember to put the noun in the accusative after 'habe(n) ... nachgeholt'.

Konntest du ___?

Did you get to ___ ?

Meaning: Did you get to ___?

When to use: Ask whether someone managed to do something; put an infinitive or activity after the blank (e.g., ausschlafen, ins Kino gehen).