Exercise 1.1 Change the following sentences into a. the Past Tense, b. the Present Perfect Tense 1. (Hebben) jullie een mooi huis? - Hebben jullie een mooi huis? - Hadden jullie een mooi huis? 2. Ja, ons huis (zijn) heel mooi. - Ja, ons huis is heel mooi. - Ja, ons huis was heel mooi. 3. Hoeveel kamers (hebben) jullie huis? - Hoeveel kamer heeft jullie huis? - Hoeveel kamer had jullie huis? 4. In ons huis (zijn) vijf kamers. - In ons huis zijn vijf kamers. - In ons huis waren vijf kamers. 5. Ik (luisteren) gisteren de hele dag naar de radio. - Ik luister gisteren de hele dag naar de radio. - Ik luisterde gisteren de hele dag naar de radio. 6. (Luisteren) jij elke dag naar de radio? - Luister jij elke dag naar de radio? - Luisterde jij elke dag naar de radio? 7. Vader (werken) elke dag in de tuin. - Vader werkt elke dag in de tuin. - Vader werkte elke dag in de tuin. 8. De kinderen (spelen) de hele dag buiten. - De kinderen spelen de hele dag buiten. - De kinderen speelden de hele dag buiten. 9. Ik (lenen) nooit geld bij de bank. - Ik leen nooit geld bij de bank. - Ik leende nooit geld bij de bank. 10. Hoe (smaken) Duits (German) brood? - Hoe smaakt Duits brood? - Hoe smaakte Duits brood? 11. Soms (koken) Vader het eten. - Soms kookt vader het eten. - Soms kookte vader het eten. 12. Waarom (plagen) jij je kleine zusje? - Waarom plaagt jij je kleine zusje? - Waarom plaagde jij je kleine zusje? 13. Zij (she) (zijn) nog nooit (never yet) in New York. - Zij is nog nooit in New York. - Zij was nog nooit in New York. 14. Vader (hebben) geen grote auto. - Vader heeft geen grote auto. - Vader had geen grote auto. 15. Het vliegtuig (gaan) naar Chicago. - Het vliegtuig gaat naar Chicago. - Het vliegtuig ging naar Chicago. 16. Hannie (winkelen) de hele dag. - Hannie winkelt de hele dag. - Hannie winkelde de hele dag. 17. Wij (leren) niet veel nieuws vandaag. - Wij leren niet veel nieuws vandaag. - Wij leerden niet veel nieuws vandaag. 18. Ik (leren) inderdaad (indeed) ook niet zo veel. - Ik leer inderdaad ook niet zo veel. - Ik leerde inderdaad ook niet zoveel. 19. Henk (leggen) zijn boeken op de tafel. - Henk leeg zijn boeken op de tafel. - Henk legde zijn boeken op de tafel. 20. Wie (betalen) vanmorgen voor de koffie? - Wie betaalt vanmorgen voor de koffie? - Wie betaalde vanmorgen voor de koffie?

Passage translation - 4 English: "Can I ride my horse, Mommy?" Sara asked her mom. Sara loved to ride her horse. She rode her horse almost every Saturday. "Okay, honey, get ready to go," her mom said. Sara was happy. She went into her bedroom. She put her pink socks on. She put her pink sneakers on. She grabbed her pink hat. She went to the front door. "I’m going to wait in the car," she told her mom. "Okay, I’ll be there in a minute," her mom said. Sara opened the car door. She sat down in the front seat. She put on her hat. She was excited. Italian: "Posso andare a cavallo, Mamma?" ha domandato Sara a sua madre. Sara amava andare a cavallo. Lei montava il suo cavallo ogni Sabato. "Ok cara, preparati a andare" ha detto sua Mamma. Sara era felice. Lei é andato alla sua camera. Lei ha indossato i suoi calzini. Lei ha indossato i suoi scarpe da ginnastica. Lei è andato alla porta fronte. "Ti aspetto nella macchina" ha detto a sua Mamma. "Io sono li in un minuto" ha detto sua Mamma. Sara ha aperto macchina porta. Si è seduta nella sede anteriore. Ha indossato il suo cappello. Era eccitata.

Passage translation - 3 English: Elizabeth washes her hands every day. She likes to wash her hands. She washes her hands with soap and water. She uses soap and water to wash her hands. She uses warm water and soap. She washes her hands for 30 seconds. After 30 seconds she stops washing her hands. She turns off the water. She dries her hands on a clean towel. Every few hours she turns on the water and washes her hands. Elizabeth has very clean hands. She does not have many germs on her hands. Germs cannot live on her clean hands. Italian: Elizabeth si lava le mani ogni giorni. Lei piace lavare le mani. Si lava le mani con sapone e aqua. Lei usa sapone e aqua a lavare le mani. Lei usa aqua calda a lavare le mani. Si lava le mani per trenta secondi. Dopo trenta secondi si ferma lavarsi le mani. Si asciuga le mani su un asciugamano pulito. Elizabeth ha le mani molte pulite. Non ha molti microbi sul le mani. Microbi non potete vivere sul mani pulite.

Passage translation - 2 English: Maria was learning to add numbers. She liked to add numbers. It was easy to add numbers. She could add one and one. She knew that one and one are two. She knew that two and two are four. She knew that three and three are six. But that was it. She didn’t know what four and four are. She asked her mom. Her mom told her that four and four are eight. "Oh, now I know," Maria said. "I am four years old now. In four more years, I will be eight." Maria was a fast learner. She wasn’t a slow learner. Italian: Maria imparò sommare i numeri. Lei amò sommare i numeri. Era facile sommare i numeri. Lei poté sommare i numeri. Lei seppe che uno e uno è due. Lei seppe che due e due é quatro. Lei seppe che tre e tre é sei. Ma era basta. Lei non seppe cosa é quatro e quatro. Lei domandò a sua madre. Sua madre le disso che quatro e quatro é otto. "Oh, adesso so" disso Maria. "Adesso ho quatro anni, nel più quatro anni avrò otto anni". Maria era una che imparò subito. Maria non era che ebbe difficoltà di apprendimento.

Dialog - 1 A: It's an ugly day today. B: I know. I think it may rain. A: It's the middle of summer, it shouldn't rain today. B: That would be weird. A: Yeah, especially since it's ninety degrees outside. B: I know, it would be horrible if it rained and it was hot outside. A: Yes, it would be. B: I really wish it wasn't so hot every day. A: Me too. I can't wait until winter. B: I like winter too, but sometimes it gets too cold. A: I'd rather be cold than hot. B: Me too. Italian: A: Oggi è un giorno brutto. B: Lo so, penso che può darsi piovere oggi. A: É metà estate, non dovrebbe piovere. B: Questo sarebbe strano. A: Si, specialmente quando fuori è novanta gradi. B: Sarebbe orribile se piove e fa caldo fuori. A: Si, sarebbe. B: Desidero veramente che non era cosi caldo ogni giorni. A: Anche io, non posso aspettare l'inverno. B: Anche mi piace l'inverno, ma qualche volte è molto freddo. A: Sarei piuttosto freddo di caldo. B: Anche io.

Passage translation -1 English text Bobby woke up because he heard a dog. He heard a dog barking outside his window. Bobby woke up when he heard the dog barking. Bobby got out of bed. He got out of bed and walked to the window. He looked out the window. He saw a big brown dog. It was barking very loud. Bobby opened his window. He looked at the barking dog. "Why are you barking so loud?" he asked the dog. The dog looked at Bobby. Then it stopped barking. Italian Translation Bobby svegliava perche sentiva un cane. Sentiva un cane abbaiava fuori la sua finestra. Bobby svegliava quando sentiva un cane abbaiava. Bobby alzava dal letto. Lui alzava dal letto e camminava alla finestra. Guardava fuori della finestra. Vedeva un cane grande marroni. Abbaiava molto forte. Bobby apriva la sua finestra. Guardava al cane abbaia. "Perche stai abbaiando cosi forte?" domandava al cane. Il cane guardava a Bobby e fermava abbaia.