Lesson 57: Review: Health, Weather, and Past Tense
In this lesson, you’ll bring together the main ideas from this module. You’ve learned how to talk about health, describe the weather, use simple past forms with war and hatte, and talk about events in the past. Now it’s time to practice those skills together in a more connected way.
This review lesson is here to help you slow down, notice what you already know, and use it more confidently.
What You’ll Review
- How to say how you feel
- How to talk about symptoms and pain
- How to use doctor and pharmacy vocabulary
- How to describe the weather
- How to use war and hatte
- How to ask simple questions in the past
- How to talk about a party, event, or holiday that already happened
Part 1: How You Feel
You learned two important ways to talk about health and feelings.
With Ich bin …
Use this for your general condition.
Ich bin müde.
I am tired.
Ich bin krank.
I am sick.
With Mir ist …
Use this for physical sensations.
Mir ist kalt.
I am cold.
Mir ist warm.
I am warm.
Mir ist schlecht.
I feel unwell.
Fill-In-The-Blank Sentences
Part 2: At The Doctor and Pharmacy
You also learned how to say what hurts and how to use simple health vocabulary.
Useful Health Words
| German | English |
|---|---|
| Der Arzt | The doctor |
| Die Apotheke | The pharmacy |
| Das Rezept | The prescription |
| Die Tablette | The tablet/pill |
| Die Medizin | The medicine |
| Das Fieber | The fever |
| Der Husten | The cough |
| Der Schnupfen | The cold/runny nose |
| Der Kopf | The head |
| Der Hals | The throat |
| Der Rücken | The back |
Useful Sentences
Ich habe Fieber.
I have a fever.
Ich habe Husten.
I have a cough.
Der Hals tut weh.
The throat hurts.
Der Rücken tut weh.
The back hurts.
Ich habe ein Rezept.
I have a prescription.
Haben Sie Tabletten?
Do you have tablets?
Fill-In-The-Blank Sentences
Part 3: Weather Review
You learned how to ask about the weather and describe it in simple German.
Useful Weather Words
| German | English |
|---|---|
| Die Sonne | The sun |
| Der Regen | The rain |
| Der Schnee | The snow |
| Der Wind | The wind |
| Das Gewitter | The thunderstorm |
| Die Wolke | The cloud |
| Der Nebel | The fog |
| Der Hagel | The hail |
| Sonnig | Sunny |
| Bewölkt | Cloudy |
| Windig | Windy |
| Kalt | Cold |
| Warm | Warm |
Useful Weather Sentences
Wie ist das Wetter?
How is the weather?
Es ist sonnig.
It is sunny.
Es ist bewölkt.
It is cloudy.
Es ist windig.
It is windy.
Es regnet.
It is raining.
Es schneit.
It is snowing.
Es gibt Nebel.
There is fog.
Es gibt ein Gewitter.
There is a thunderstorm.
Fill-In-The-Blank Sentences
Part 4: Talking About the Past with War And Hatte
You learned how to talk about yesterday and other past situations with sein and haben.
The Most Important Forms
| Present | Past |
|---|---|
| ich bin | ich war |
| du bist | du warst |
| er ist | er war |
| wir sind | wir waren |
| ich habe | ich hatte |
| du hast | du hattest |
| er hat | er hatte |
| wir haben | wir hatten |
Useful Time Words
| German | English |
|---|---|
| gestern | yesterday |
| heute | today |
| letzte Nacht | last night |
| letzte Woche | last week |
Fill-In-The-Blank Sentences
Part 5: Events In The Past
You also practiced talking about parties, events, and holidays in the past.
Useful Words
| German | English |
|---|---|
| Die Party | The party |
| Der Geburtstag | The birthday |
| Das Fest | The celebration/festival |
| Der Urlaub | The vacation/holiday |
| Die Ferien | The school holidays |
| Die Einladung | The invitation |
| Der Kuchen | The cake |
| Die Musik | The music |
| Die Freunde | The friends |
| Das Geschenk | The gift |
| Der Spaß | The fun |
Useful Questions
Wie war die Party?
How was the party?
Wo war das Fest?
Where was the festival?
Wer war da?
Who was there?
Was hattet ihr?
What did you have?
Hattet ihr Spaß?
Did you have fun?
Useful Answers
Die Party war schön.
The party was nice.
Meine Freunde waren da.
My friends were there.
Wir hatten Kuchen und Musik.
We had cake and music.
Wir hatten viel Spaß.
We had a lot of fun.
