Translate the following: 'Last night I went to the cinema with my friends.' Comment on your use of verbs and word order.
Gestern Abend bin ich mit meinen Freunden ins Kino gegangen. Use of verbs: 'bin' instead of 'habe' as 'gehen' is a verb of motion. Word order: 'mit meinen Freunden' before 'ins Kino' because you mention the manner of going before the place you're going to. Word order: 'gegangen' at the end of the sentence because auxilliary verbs like 'haben' and 'sein' send the second verb to the end.
MK
Related German GCSE answers
All answers ▸When do we use haben and when sein with the perfect.
Read this article written by Klaus for the school magazine: "Ich esse, was ich will, und ich bin noch nie krank gewesen. Am wichtigsten finde ich es, viel Sport zu treiben. Ich habe Schulfreunde, die ab und zu Drogen probiert haben. Das wuerde ich nie tun
How do you form the perfect tense in German?
How do I use 'weil' (because) as a conjunction.