Sprechen: Mein Wochenende

Lesson · 3 rules · about 3 min

„Was hast du am Wochenende gemacht?“ — answer Monday's favourite question with a little story told in the right order.

1Time word first, helper second, participle last
2The story words
3habe or bin — decide before you start the sentence

Why this matters

Twelve sentences about a weekend — a question, ten events in the Perfekt, and a closing 'Es war …' — to listen to and repeat, then to rebuild with your own weekend in them. The point is the frame: haben or sein in second place, participle at the very end, with a time word to set the scene first: Am Samstag habe ich lange geschlafen. It is the answer to the first question of every Monday — 'Was hast du am Wochenende gemacht?' — and a listener notices three things: the right helper verb (habe / bin), the participle at the end, and time words that give the story an order (dann, danach, am Abend, später, zum Schluss).

Rule · 1 of 3

Time word first, helper second, participle last

Am Samstag | habe | ich meine Freunde | getroffen. Say the time, then the helper, then everything else, then the participle — and stop.

Position 1

Verb

Middle

End

Am Samstag

bin

ich ins Kino

gegangen.

Danach

haben

wir Pizza

gegessen.

Am Samstag habe ich lange geschlafen. On Saturday I slept in.
Danach bin ich in die Stadt gefahren. After that I went into town.

Quick check

Which sentence is correct?

Rule · 2 of 3

The story words

dann (then), danach (after that), später (later), am Abend (in the evening), zum Schluss (finally). Each one takes position 1 and pulls the verb after it: Dann habe ich …, Später habe ich …, Zum Schluss habe ich …

Dann habe ich in Ruhe gefrühstückt. Später habe ich meine Eltern angerufen. Then I had a leisurely breakfast. Later I called my parents.
Zum Schluss habe ich ein Buch gelesen. Finally I read a book.

Quick check

Später ins Kino gegangen.

Memory trick · 3 of 3

habe or bin — decide before you start the sentence

If the verb is movement or change (gehen, fahren, kommen, aufstehen), the sentence starts with bin. Decide it first, and the rest flows.

Ich bin in die Stadt gefahren. Ich habe Freunde getroffen. I went into town. I met friends.
Wir sind ins Restaurant gegangen. Wir haben einen Film gesehen. We went to a restaurant. We watched a film.

Quick check

Am Abend ich mit meinem Hund spazieren gegangen.

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The words you need

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Listen

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Cheat sheet

What to take with you

Time word first, helper second, participle last
The story words
habe or bin — decide before you start the sentence

How to remember it

Am Samstag – habe – ich – … – gemacht: five beats, participle on the last.
Stack the story with dann, danach, später, zum Schluss.

Telling someone about your weekend is a classic A2 speaking task in the exam — and the first question you hear every Monday.

„Was hast du am Wochenende gemacht?“ — answer Monday's favourite question with a little story told in the right order.

Time word first, helper second, participle last

Which sentence is correct?

The story words

Später ins Kino gegangen.

habe or bin — decide before you start the sentence

Am Abend ich mit meinem Hund spazieren gegangen.

The words you need

Play it, then pick what you heard.

What to take with you

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