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86 [eighty-six]

Questions – Past tense 2

86 [eighty-six]	Questions – Past tense 2

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Tips against forgetting

Learning is not always easy. Even when it is fun, it can be exhausting. But when we've learned something, we're happy. We're proud of ourselves and our progress. Unfortunately, we can forget what we learn. That is often a problem with languages in particular. Most of us learn one or more languages in school. This knowledge often gets lost after the school years. We hardly speak the language anymore. Our native language usually dominates our everyday life. Many foreign languages only get used on vacation. But if knowledge isn't regularly activated, it gets lost. Our brain needs exercise. It could be said that it functions like a muscle. This muscle has to be exercised, otherwise it will get weaker. But there are ways to prevent forgetting. The most important thing is to repeatedly apply what you have learned. Consistent rituals can help with this. You can plan a small routine for different days of the week. On Monday, for example, you could read a book in the foreign language. Listen to an overseas radio station on Wednesday. Then on Friday you can write in a journal in the foreign language. This way you're switching between reading, hearing and writing. Consequently, your knowledge is activated in different ways. All of these exercises don't have to last long; half an hour is enough. But it's important that you practice regularly! Studies show that what you learn stays in the brain for decades. It just has to be dug out of the drawer again…

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Which tie did you wear?	W_i_h t_e d_d y_u w_a_? Which tie did you wear? W____ t__ d__ y__ w____ Which tie did you wear? _____ ___ ___ ___ _____ Which tie did you wear?
Which car did you buy?	W_i_h c_r d_d y_u b_y_ Which car did you buy? W____ c__ d__ y__ b___ Which car did you buy? _____ ___ ___ ___ ____ Which car did you buy?
Which newspaper did you subscribe to?	W_i_h n_w_p_p_r d_d y_u s_b_c_i_e t_? Which newspaper did you subscribe to? W____ n________ d__ y__ s________ t__ Which newspaper did you subscribe to? _____ _________ ___ ___ _________ ___ Which newspaper did you subscribe to?

Who did you see?	W_o d_d y_u s_e_ Who did you see? W__ d__ y__ s___ Who did you see? ___ ___ ___ ____ Who did you see?
Who did you meet?	W_o d_d y_u m_e_? Who did you meet? W__ d__ y__ m____ Who did you meet? ___ ___ ___ _____ Who did you meet?
Who did you recognize?	W_o d_d y_u r_c_g_i_e_ Who did you recognize? W__ d__ y__ r_________ Who did you recognize? ___ ___ ___ __________ Who did you recognize?

When did you get up?	W_e_ d_d y_u g_t u_? When did you get up? W___ d__ y__ g__ u__ When did you get up? ____ ___ ___ ___ ___ When did you get up?
When did you start?	W_e_ d_d y_u s_a_t_ When did you start? W___ d__ y__ s_____ When did you start? ____ ___ ___ ______ When did you start?
When did you finish?	W_e_ d_d y_u f_n_s_? When did you finish? W___ d__ y__ f______ When did you finish? ____ ___ ___ _______ When did you finish?

Why did you wake up?	W_y d_d y_u w_k_ u_? Why did you wake up? W__ d__ y__ w___ u__ Why did you wake up? ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ Why did you wake up?
Why did you become a teacher?	W_y d_d y_u b_c_m_ a t_a_h_r_ Why did you become a teacher? W__ d__ y__ b_____ a t_______ Why did you become a teacher? ___ ___ ___ ______ _ ________ Why did you become a teacher?
Why did you take a taxi?	W_y d_d y_u t_k_ a t_x_? Why did you take a taxi? W__ d__ y__ t___ a t____ Why did you take a taxi? ___ ___ ___ ____ _ _____ Why did you take a taxi?

Where did you come from?	W_e_e d_d y_u c_m_ f_o_? Where did you come from? W____ d__ y__ c___ f____ Where did you come from? _____ ___ ___ ____ _____ Where did you come from?
Where did you go?	W_e_e d_d y_u g_? Where did you go? W____ d__ y__ g__ Where did you go? _____ ___ ___ ___ Where did you go?
Where were you?	W_e_e w_r_ y_u_ Where were you? W____ w___ y___ Where were you? _____ ____ ____ Where were you?

Who did you help?	W_o d_d y_u h_l_? Who did you help? W__ d__ y__ h____ Who did you help? ___ ___ ___ _____ Who did you help?
Who did you write to?	W_o d_d y_u w_i_e t_? Who did you write to? W__ d__ y__ w____ t__ Who did you write to? ___ ___ ___ _____ ___ Who did you write to?
Who did you reply to?	W_o d_d y_u r_p_y t_? Who did you reply to? W__ d__ y__ r____ t__ Who did you reply to? ___ ___ ___ _____ ___ Who did you reply to?

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