Nuts & Bolts of German: Perfect tense: A play on words somewhere in Zürich

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 The poster on the left-hand side can be found on one of the pillars supporting an arcade in Zürich. Rewrite the sentence on the poster using the informal way of addressing one person.
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Only use capital letters when they are grammatically required.

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 Rewrite the sentence on the poster using the informal way of addressing more than one person.
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Only use capital letters when they are grammatically required.

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 Translate the sentence into English (use the perfect tense).

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Only use capital letters when they are grammatically required.

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 You might have noticed that the play on words works in both languages, English and German. Of course, whoever reads this poster hasn't misbehaved in any way. What is a potential reader supposed to do? Fill in the missing verb.
Er oder sie soll ins Restaurant Mère Catherine .
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 And how does he or she find it? Fill in the missing verb.
Man muss 25 Meter , dann muss man nach rechts gehen und dort findet man es.
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