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Exercises to do, with an explanation for every mistake. The explanations themselves are in Knowledge.

Practise telling the time

In Dutch. Turn the hands, read the clock or set it yourself: ten questions a round, with an explanation for every mistake.
A1
Practise Dutch prepositions

Where is Bo? Dutch prepositions (voorzetsels): op, onder, achter, tussen. Bo jumps around the room. Where is Bo, and can you put Bo in the right place?
A1
Niet or geen?

Saying no in Dutch. Ik heb geen vork, de soep is niet warm. When do you say niet and when geen? Rules, a gap-fill and a dinner where nothing goes quite right.
A1
Friday drinks

Ordering in Dutch. Friday drinks with colleagues in a Dutch café: ordering, offering, paying and saying cheers. Mag ik, kan ik, zullen we, and the mistakes everyone makes.
A2
Bo moves in

Dutch separable verbs. Bo moves into an empty room. Every separable verb puts something in place: Bo hangt de klok op, doet de lamp aan, pakt de doos uit.
A2
Six hundred paprika's

Dutch plurals. One paprika, six hundred paprika's? Fill in the plural on Bo's cards, and spot the mistakes on the signs at the market.
A2
At the neighbour's

Je or u in Dutch. Alex picks up a parcel from the neighbour. A plain conversation at the door: introducing yourself, u or je, saying thank you and making a coffee date.
A2
Excuses

Want, omdat and daarom. Carlos is late for the first time, and Linda wants to know why. Want, omdat or daarom: where does the verb go? Build the sentences and choose the right excuse.
A2
What did I just say?

Funny Dutch slips. Ik ben koud? Ik heb een kater? At Linda's birthday Carlos accidentally says the oddest things. Laugh along, and learn what he meant.
A2
Mistakes were made

The Dutch passive. The office is being renovated, and the mail says mistakes were made. By whom? Worden, zijn and door: the Dutch passive at B2, with Linda and Carlos.
B2
The email

Hoewel, tenzij and mits. Carlos emails his landlord about the heating, and Ans reads along. Hoewel, tenzij or mits: one wrong word and the email says the opposite.
B2
Dutch idioms at work

The meeting. Met de deur in huis vallen, de kat uit de boom kijken, rekening houden met. Dutch idioms at work: what they mean, the fixed little word, and a meeting full of them.
B2

All exercises (12)

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VerbsSentencesWordsUsage

Niet or geen? Saying no in Dutch	negation	A1
Practise Dutch prepositions: where is Bo?	prepositions	A1
Practise telling the time in Dutch	telling the time	A1
At the neighbour's: je or u in Dutch	u or je	A2
Bo moves in: Dutch separable verbs	separable verbs	A2
Excuses: want, omdat and daarom	conjunctions	A2
Friday drinks: ordering in Dutch	modal verbs	A2
Six hundred paprika's: Dutch plurals	plurals	A2
What did I just say? Funny Dutch slips	word choice	A2
Dutch idioms at work: the meeting	idioms	B2
Mistakes were made: the Dutch passive	the passive	B2
The email: hoewel, tenzij and mits	subordinate clauses	B2

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