How Good Are You at the German Present Tense?

Translation: I enjoy playing tennis.

Tip: Always an -e ending for "ich" - with regular verbs

Translation: Karl is giving me the ball.

Tip: (stem-changing verb) gebt = ihr; geben = sie (they), Sie (you, formal), wir

Translation: You (guys) work almost every day.
Tip: Ihr is the informal plural form of you. arbeite = ich; arbeiten = plural (sie, Sie, wir)

Translation: Does Karla speak German?
Tip: (stem-changing verb) Sprichst = du; Sprecht = ihr

Translation: When are Karl and Julia (they) coming? Today?Tip: kommt = er/sie (3rd person singular); komme = ich; kommen = Sie, wir, sie.

Translation: Where do you live/reside now?
Tip: verbs with the subject du (you singular, familiar) always have an -st ending).

Translation: When are we going -- at two o'clock? (lit., "when go we?")

Tip: The conjugation of gehen is:

• ich gehe
• du gehst
• er geht, sie geht, es geh
• wir gehen
• ihr geht
• Sie gehen 
• sie gehen

Translation: What is your name?

Tip: This question uses the formal form of you "Sie". Sie is capitalized and always has an -en ending).

Translation: I don't write letters any more, just e-mail (messages).

Tip: schreiben = Sie, sie, wir; schreibt er/sie

Translation: Are you (guys) learning/studying the alphabet? (You plural, informal).
Tip: Use the form 'lernen' with Sie/sie and wir. Lernst is the form for du.