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B1Grammar · 10 questions

Infinitive with zu, um…zu and damit

Practise infinitive clauses with zu and purpose clauses with um…zu and damit. Use um…zu when both parts have the same subject, and damit when they are different. Modal verbs never take zu.

Question 1 of 10

Ich habe heute keine Lust, ___.

After Lust haben comes an infinitive with zu.

Question 2 of 10

Es ist wichtig, jeden Tag genug Wasser ___ trinken.

Es ist wichtig, … + infinitive clause.

Question 3 of 10

Ich lerne Deutsch, ___ in Deutschland zu arbeiten.

Purpose, same subject (ich), and zu at the end.

Question 4 of 10

Ich spreche langsam, ___ mein Kollege mich versteht.

Purpose, but there are two different subjects: ich and mein Kollege.

Question 5 of 10

Vergiss nicht, die Tür ___!

With separable verbs, zu goes between the prefix and the verb.

Question 6 of 10

Ich muss morgen sehr früh ___.

Modal verbs are followed by the infinitive alone.

Question 7 of 10

Er spart Geld, ___ er sich ein neues Fahrrad kaufen kann.

The clause has its own subject and a conjugated verb (kann).

Question 8 of 10

Which sentence is correct?

um… needs zu + infinitive at the end.

Question 9 of 10

Hast du morgen Zeit, mir beim Umzug ___?

Zeit haben + infinitive clause.

Question 10 of 10

Select all correct sentences.

More than one answer is correct. Check zu and the position of the verb.

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