Oxbridge papers 2008-9

Question 1

what is the verb erkennen in the imperfect past?

Answer 1

erkannten

Question 2

der Betrieb in English?

Answer 2

the company

Question 3

what is an alternative meaning for beschaeftigt?

Answer 3

employed

Question 4

nach eingehender Betrachtung in English

Answer 4

after careful consideration

Question 5

the company in German?

Answer 5

der Betrieb

Question 6

another word for employed in English?

Answer 6

beschaeftigt

Question 7

after careful consideration in German?

Answer 7

nach eingehender Betrachtung

Question 8

verschweigen

Answer 8

to conceal

Question 9

der Absicht

Answer 9

the intention

Question 10

to conceal

Answer 10

verschweigen

Question 11

the intention

Answer 11

der Absicht

Question 12

in which case are expressions of time?

Answer 12

accusative:

i.e. diesen Sommer

Question 13

begegneten

Answer 13

to encounter/meet

Question 14

to encounter/meet

Answer 14

begegneten

Question 15

what case does begegneten take?

Answer 15

dative

Question 16

Is that your jumper or mine?

Answer 16

ist das dein Pulli oder mein

- the second possessive article is nominative

Question 17

an expression for ‘no one smokes in our house’?

Answer 17

in unserem Haus wird nicht geraucht

Question 18

unless

Answer 18

es sei denn

Question 19

es sei denn

Answer 19

unless

Question 20

What happens in a conjunction beginning with ‘dass’ with a subordinate clause?

Answer 20

the second verb must also be postponed

Question 21

How do you form the imperative for Sie?

Answer 21

use the Sie form of the verb and add the ‘Sie’ after:

i.e. müssen Sie hier setzen

Question 22

how do you form the imperative for ihr/du?

Answer 22

use the ihr/du form of the verb and remove the ihr/du.