Nuts & Bolts of German (Practice): Word Order: Changing it round (I)

The conjugated verb, i.e. the verb whose ending has to correspond to the subject, is always the second element - although not necessarily the second word - in a statement, e.g.

	conjugated verb
Wir	gehen	morgen Abend	ins Kino.
Morgen Abend	gehen	wir	ins Kino.
Ins Kino	gehen	wir	morgen Abend.

Rewrite the sentence below twice, each time putting emphasis on a different element of the sentence. Then press [Check] to see if you got it right. Use the [Hint] button to get a free letter if you need help. If you click on the [S] buttons, you will see the solutions.

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Er fliegt am Dienstagabend nach Berlin. [The sentence starts with the subject.]

. [The sentence starts with the expression of time.]

. [The sentence starts with the expression of place.]

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Nuts & Bolts of German: Word Order: Changing it around