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These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Exercise 1: Conversation exercise
Instruction:
- Hoe laat is het op de foto's? (What time is it in the pictures?)
- Hoe laat is het op dit moment? (What time is it right now?)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
Het is half 4. It's half past 3. |
Het is vier uur in de middag. It is four o'clock in the afternoon. |
Het is kwart voor twaalf. It's a quarter to twelve. |
Het is tien over vijf. It is ten after five. |
Het is kwart over tien in de ochtend. It's quarter past ten in the morning. |
Het is één uur 's nachts. It is one o'clock at night. |
... |
Exercise 2: Reorder sentences
Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.
Exercise 3: Translate and use in a sentence
Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.
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Het is één uur.
It is one o'clock.
2
Aankomen
Arrive
3
Het uur
The hour
4
Het moment
The moment
5
Hoe laat is het?
What time is it?
Exercise 4: Verb conjugation
Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.
komen aan, vertrek, vertrekt, vertrekken
Exercise 5: Hoe zeg je de tijd?
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
Grammar: How do you tell the time?
Show translation Show answershalf drie, vijf voor twaalf, kwart voor vijf, tien over twee, vier uur, tien voor vier, half acht
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Verb conjugation tables for this lesson Share Copied!
Vertrekken to leave Share Copied!
Onvoltooid tegenwoordige tijd (OTT)
Dutch | English |
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ik vertrek | I leave |
jij vertrekt | You leave |
hij/zij/het vertrekt | He/she/it leaves |
wij vertrekken | We leave |
jullie vertrekken | You leave |
zij vertrekken | They leave |
Aankomen arrive Share Copied!
Onvoltooid tegenwoordige tijd (OTT)
Dutch | English |
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ik kom aan | I arrive |
jij komt aan | You arrive |
hij/zij/het komt aan | He/she/it arrives |
wij komen aan | We arrive |
jullie komen aan | You arrive |
zij komen aan | They arrive |
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