| A | B |
| Wir fahren bald nach Hause. | We are going to go (drive) home soon. |
| Meine Schwester fährt bald nach Hause. | My sister is going to go (drive) home soon. |
| Ich weiß nicht. | I don't know. |
| Wir wissen es nicht. | We don't know it. |
| Karsten liest ein Buch. | Karsten is reading a book. |
| Wir lesen einen Roman von Thomas Mann. | We are reading a novel by Thomas Mann. |
| Essen Sie Pizza gern? | Do you like to eat Pizza? (formal) |
| Sabine isst Pizza auch gern. | Sabine likes to eat Pizza, too. |
| Die Kinder laufen um den Tisch. | The children are running around the table. |
| Meine Großmutter läuft auch um den Tisch. | My grandmother is also running around the table. |
| Alle Studentinnen nehmen den Kurs ernst. | All the (female) students take the course seriously. |
| Peter nimmt das Seminar nicht ernst. | Peter does not take the seminar seriously. |
| Siehst du die Tafel? | Do you see the blackboard? (informal) |
| Ja, ich sehe die Tafel. | Yes, I see the blackboard. |