Sapientia

  English Tenses Detective Chief Inspector Alan Smith and his assistant Detective Sergeant Paul Jones have solved many cases together. Now they are sitting at a local pub and they are drinking a cola together. They do that every day. They usually talk about the events of the day. Last week for instance they talked very much about the Domino Case which they were dealing* with then. Now they have been talking about the Monopoly case for some time. “ I'm sure we will catch that guy very soon.” Jones says. “I agree with you,” Smith says. “That guy will be in jail by the end of the week.” Suddenly the vivid conversation is being interrupted . “ Help!” a woman is shouting . “My handbag is being stolen !” (“Somebody is stealing my handbag!”...

  Present Perfect Present Perfect Progressive I have waited for ten minutes. Now the train has arrived. I have been waiting for ten minutes. The train hasn't arrived yet. I have read that book for two weeks. Now I have finished reading it! I have been reading that book for two weeks. There are still nine chapters to go. They have built a new house. Look. It's very beautiful. They have been building a new house since last April. They haven't finished yet. Paul has studied law. He is a lawyer. Peter has been studying law for some time now. But he hasn't taken his exams yet. The astronauts have flown through space. They have reached Mars now. The astronauts have been flying through space. They are still far from Mars. The ca...

The story “The Rabbits who caused all the Trouble” is a text from James Thurber's book “Fables of our Time” which was written in 1939. Basically the story is about the conflict of two groups, the rabbits on the one side and the wolves on the other side. The wolves appear to be more powerful. They are very fond of their way of living and consider it as the only one. They despise the way the rabbits live and want them to change. When several natural disasters occur, the wolves blame the rabbits for them. Finally the wolves lock the rabbits up. When the other animals are concerned about the fate of the rabbits a few week later, the wolves announce that the rabbits have been eaten by the wolves. As for the interpretation of the story: the wolves are a powerful people who want to force their way of life on other peoples. This corresponds with the role of the wolves in nature, for they are strong and kill and eat other animals. However, wolves are not eager to force their way of livin...

Vocabulary Fill in the proper words. "Our Town", whose German title is "Unsere kleine Stadt" is a ________ (Theaterstück) which was ________ (geschrieben) by the American __________  (Stückeschreiber) Thornton Wilder. The author's __________ (Absicht) is to show everyday routine under the light of eternity (Ewigkeit). While the first _____ (Akt) of the play deals with everyday life, the second one deals with marriage and family and the third one is about death.   "Please _________ (fasst zusammen) the text on page 45" the teacher told his pupils.   Thomas Mann's __________ (Roman) "Der Zauberberg" is a famous ________ (Prosawerk, -text) The very long ____________ (Erzählwerk) deals with ________ (Philosopie) and ________ (Zeit).   ________ (Fabeln) are short ___________ (Prosawerke, -texte) whose protagonists are usually animals and which contain a moral.   "Mr Spencer roared like a lion" is an ________ (Beispiel) of a ________ ...

  The Removal Trick It ______ (be) a warm evening in June and Dean Davis, a P.I., _____ (be) right in the middle of his current mission. An all-routine job. “I'm pretty sure my wife ________ (cheat) on me.”, his client, Dr Gamble ________ (say). “All I need would be some photos in order to prove it. The divorce ________ (become) far less expensive, you know.” “Maybe old guys of 68 shouldn't be married to 38-year-old women.”, Dean _________ (think), but that was none of his business. In fact his business ______ (be) to prove that Mrs Gamble ______ (have) an affair with Jim Rose, the gardener. And that ______ (be) exactly what he ________ (do) on this warm evening. A hug, some kisses, the camera ___________ (click). Dean was sitting in a tree on the other side of the road and __________ (watch) the unfolding events in Dr Gamble's opulent garden. Mrs Gamble and Jim Rose _______ (be) quite busy proving Dr Gamble's case. Suddenly Dean's attention ___________ (draw, pas...

Text with different tenses Routine Inspector Fox  __________ (sit, past progressive) in his office and he ___________ (reflect, past progressive) about his upcoming holiday. "Next week at this time I ___________ (sit, future progressive) on the beach. No-one __________ (disturb, will-future) and I ___________ (drink, will-future) many cocktails." Suddenly somebody _________ (do, simple past) disturb the inspector's thoughts  by knocking at the door. "Come in!", Fox shouted, for the door was very thick.  His assistant Wolfe __________ . (enter, simple past) "Sir, we must leave. There _________ (be, present perfect) a murder in Garden Street, Brickwell. Two men ____________ (fight, past progressive) and suddenly one of them __________ (stab, simple past) the other! Wolfe _________ . (nod, simple past) "Let's go, then."  At the crime site the alleged perpetrator ____________ (beg, past progressive) in German. "Herr Inspektor, sie müssen mir ...

  Mettez les phrases au passé composé 1. Le commissaire Dupont arrête le voleur. 2. Les Mauriac sortent. 3. Paul Caramel écrit un livre sur la deuxième guerre mondiale. 4. Le professeur raconte une histoire. 5./6. Paul va à la gym. Christine va avec lui. 7./8. Claude fait beaucoup d'exercice et mange seulement des choses qui sont bonnes pour sa santé. 9. Les vaches de M. Lebrun mangent beaucoup de foin. 10. Le boxeur Alain Clausus gagne contre son adversaire Paul Arroche. 11./12. Jean lit le journal et trouve un article très intéressant.   LÖSUNG                   Le commissaire Dupont a arrêté le voleur. Les Mauriac sont sortis. Paul Caramel a écrit un livre sur la deuxième guerre mondiale. Le professeur a raconté une histoire. Paul est allé à la gym. Christine est allée avec lui. Claude a fait beaucoup d'exercice et a mangé seulement des choses qui sont bonnes pour sa santé. Les vaches de M. Lebrun ont mangé beaucoup de foin....