Telling the whole story
Zuerst haben wir gekocht, danach sind wir spazieren gegangen.
Connect an event, its reason and its sequence while keeping people and times clear.
Build a short story around when, who, what happened and how it felt. Zuerst introduces the first event; dann and danach move forward; zum Schluss names the last event. These words occupy the first position, so the verb follows: Danach sind wir nach Hause gegangen. Choose haben or sein for each action instead of keeping one auxiliary throughout the story. War and hatte describe background states: Es war kalt; wir hatten Zeit. Weil gives the reason with the verb at the end. Useful reference words such as dort and zusammen link sentences, but give their place or people first. A text may mention an earlier plan and then the actual event; report what really happened.
Am Sonntag haben wir unsere Großeltern besucht.
On Sunday we visited our grandparents.
Zuerst haben wir zusammen gekocht.
First we cooked together.
Danach sind wir im Park spazieren gegangen.
After that we went for a walk in the park.
Es war kalt, aber die Sonne hat geschienen.
It was cold, but the sun was shining.
Wir sind früher zurückgekommen, weil es geregnet hat.
We came back earlier because it rained.
Zum Schluss haben wir die Fotos angesehen.
At the end we looked at the photos.
Build a short story around when, who, what happened and how it felt. Zuerst introduces the first event; dann and danach move forward; zum Schluss names the last event. These words occupy the first position, so the verb follows: Danach sind wir nach Hause gegangen. Choose haben or sein for each action instead of keeping one auxiliary throughout the story. War and hatte describe background states: Es war kalt; wir hatten Zeit. Weil gives the reason with the verb at the end. Useful reference words such as dort and zusammen link sentences, but give their place or people first. A text may mention an earlier plan and then the actual event; report what really happened.
Connect an event, its reason and its sequence while keeping people and times clear.
Do not keep haben for every action: Wir haben gekocht, danach sind wir gegangen. The auxiliary follows the verb’s meaning.
Zuerst haben wir …, danach sind wir … . Es war … . Wir …, weil … verb.
Write five connected sentences about an invented family visit. Include a changed plan, the actual sequence, one reason and a final opinion.