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Lesson 73 of 240

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Homework and tests in German

Priya missed Tuesday class because Anton would not leave Bäckerei Krause. On Wednesday she is at the Volkshochschule with no notebook and a late homework pile.

The teacher waits at the desk. A classmate still has the test paper from yesterday.

By the end, you'll say you missed class, ask to hand work in tomorrow, and ask how a test went.

German marks run from eine Eins, the best, down to eine Sechs.

By the end of this lesson

Say you missed class, ask for more time, and ask how a test went.

  • Kann ich das morgen abgeben?Can I hand it in tomorrow?
  • Was hast du im Test bekommen?How did you do on the test?
  • Ich habe im Test ___ bekommen.I got ___ on the test.
  • Ich war gestern nicht im Unterricht.I missed class yesterday.
  • Ich habe mein Heft vergessen.I forgot my notebook.
  • Ich brauche noch ein bisschen Zeit.I need a bit more time.

Scene — the classroom door

Wednesday evening at the Volkshochschule. Priya is at the classroom door after missing yesterday's Tuesday class, because Anton would not leave the bakery.

The teacher is already at the desk. A classmate still holds yesterday's test paper.

Priya arrives at the classroom door while Herr Schulze waits at the desk and Jonas holds yesterday’s test paper at a table.

Learn — late work and marks

Six lines cover missing class, a forgotten notebook, more time, handing work in tomorrow, and a test mark.

Ask a classmate with du. The teacher still gets Sie.

  1. Priya steps into the classroom as Herr Schulze welcomes her and gestures toward a seat.

    Kann ich das morgen abgeben?

    Can I hand it in tomorrow?

    When to use it: Ask this when homework will be late for class.

    After kann, abgeben stays in one piece at the end.

    Say it: abgeben puts the stress on the first syllable.

  2. Priya explains to Herr Schulze that she missed class yesterday.

    Was hast du im Test bekommen?

    How did you do on the test?

    When to use it: Ask a friend or classmate how a test went.

    du is for a classmate; the teacher still gets Sie.

  3. Priya searches her open backpack and finds that her notebook is missing.

    Ich habe im Test ___ bekommen.

    I got ___ on the test.

    When to use it: Use this to tell someone the mark you got.

    eine Eins is best, and eine Sechs is worst.

  4. Priya asks Herr Schulze for a little more time to hand in her homework tomorrow.

    Ich war gestern nicht im Unterricht.

    I missed class yesterday.

    When to use it: Say this when you missed the last class.

    war stays in second place in this main clause.

    Say it: The ch in Unterricht is the soft ich sound.

  5. Priya asks Jonas how he did on yesterday’s test while he holds the paper at the next table.

    Ich habe mein Heft vergessen.

    I forgot my notebook.

    When to use it: Say this when your notebook is not with you.

    mein Heft is the notebook, learned with the noun.

  6. Jonas indicates his test result on the paper as he answers Priya.

    Ich brauche noch ein bisschen Zeit.

    I need a bit more time.

    When to use it: Say this when you cannot finish the work yet.

    ein bisschen is a little, then the noun.

    Say it: bisschen puts the stress on the first syllable.

Story — she missed Tuesday

Watch Priya after she missed class. She needs more time, and she still wants yesterday's test news.

The highlighted words are the lines you just learned. Turn on Show English if you need it.

  1. The corridor light is on. Priya stops at the classroom door.
  2. TeacherGuten Abend. Setzen Sie sich.Good evening. Please sit down.
  3. PriyaGuten Abend. Wie geht es Ihnen?Good evening. How are you?
  4. TeacherGut, danke. Waren Sie gestern nicht im Unterricht?I'm good, thanks. Were you not in class yesterday?
  5. PriyaIch war gestern nicht im Unterricht.I missed class yesterday.
  6. TeacherAch so. Warum nicht?Ah. Why not?
  7. PriyaAnton wollte nicht gehen, und ich bin bei ihm geblieben.Anton did not want to leave, and I stayed with him.
  8. TeacherHaben Sie die Hausaufgaben?Do you have the homework?
  9. PriyaNein, ich habe sie noch nicht fertig. Ich habe mein Heft vergessen.No, I have not finished it yet. I forgot my notebook.
  10. TeacherHeute wäre gut.Today would be good.
  11. PriyaIch brauche noch ein bisschen Zeit. Kann ich das morgen abgeben?I need a bit more time. Can I hand it in tomorrow?
  12. TeacherJa, morgen ist in Ordnung.Yes, tomorrow is fine.
  13. A classmate at the next table turns a test paper over.
  14. ClassmateDer Test war gestern.The test was yesterday.
  15. PriyaWas hast du im Test bekommen?How did you do on the test?
  16. ClassmateIch habe im Test eine Zwei bekommen.I got a two on the test.

Practice — time and marks

Ten short items wait here. You listen, fill a gap, swap a word, and match a few lines.

A couple of old teacher lines come back too.

0 of 10 done

  1. What did you hear?

  2. Match the pairs

    German

    Kann ich das morgen abgeben?Drop the English here
    Was hast du im Test bekommen?Drop the English here
    Ich habe mein Heft vergessen.Drop the English here

    English

    Drag an English line onto its German, or tap one and then the other.

  3. What do you say?

    Your homework is not ready. Ask the teacher for tomorrow.

  4. Fill the gap

    I forgot my notebook.

    Ich habe mein ____ vergessen.

  5. What does it mean?

    Wie geht es Ihnen?

  6. Pick the reply

    Classmate says:

    Der Test war gestern.

    The test was yesterday.

    And you reply with:

  7. Build the line

    Please sit down

    .

    Tap the words in order.

  8. Swap the word

    The work is not ready yet; you need more time, not leftover time.

    Ich ____ noch ein bisschen Zeit.

  9. True or false?

    This line asks how a classmate did on the test.

  10. Fill the gap

    What happened next?

    Was ist ____ passiert?

Say it — tell the teacher

Now you're Priya at the Volkshochschule. When it's your turn, tap the microphone and speak the line.

Tap ▶ first if you want to hear the line. Your recording stays on your device.

  1. TeacherWaren Sie gestern nicht im Unterricht?Were you not in class yesterday?
  2. Priya (you)Tell her you were not in class yesterday.

    Ich war gestern nicht im Unterricht.

    I missed class yesterday.

0 of 5 said

Recap — what you can say now

GermanEnglish
Kann ich das morgen abgeben?Can I hand it in tomorrow?
Was hast du im Test bekommen?How did you do on the test?
Ich habe im Test ___ bekommen.I got ___ on the test.
Ich war gestern nicht im Unterricht.I missed class yesterday.
Ich habe mein Heft vergessen.I forgot my notebook.
Ich brauche noch ein bisschen Zeit.I need a bit more time.
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