Match the subject, tense and construction
Review seven decisions on present-tense agreement, strong-verb forms, formal Sie and perfect constructions with lesen and fahren.
Seven matching choices do not establish a CEFR level, speaking fluency or mastery of every German tense.
Find person and number before the ending
The finite verb agrees with the subject in person and number. In fresh examples, ich suche, du suchst and wir suchen use the same regular stem with different endings. A time phrase such as heute or am Freitag does not replace the subject as the agreement trigger. First identify who the sentence is about, then choose the relevant form. This method is a way to reason about the supplied written task; it does not imply that every German verb is regular or that an infinitive can stand in for any finite form.
Use a regular pattern where it applies
A regular present form can often be built from the stem and the appropriate ending, but the exact stem and spelling still matter. Do not transfer one displayed form unchanged to every subject. In a short practice table for suchen, compare ich suche with er sucht and ihr sucht, noticing that the same written form may agree with different subjects. A matching ending is part of a construction, not a complete meaning by itself. Check an unfamiliar verb rather than declaring it regular because its infinitive looks familiar.
Treat liest as a form to learn, not an ending guess
Lesen has the present forms du liest and er liest, rather than a wholly unchanged stem in those cells. In a new sentence, Du liest den Plan, the subject and the particular verb both matter. A general regular pattern helps you know what to check, but it cannot supply every strong-verb stem change. Record the relevant forms with a short original sentence and contrast the persons that differ. The goal here is accurate recognition and explanation of a written form, not a claim that recognition alone produces spontaneous speech.
Keep formal Sie separate from informal du
Formal address Sie uses plural verb agreement even when addressing one person. A fresh question such as Frau Koch, suchen Sie den Raum? therefore differs from the informal Suchst du den Raum? The quiz states the address where it matters, so you do not need to assume that all work settings use one pronoun. A real relationship or organisation may have its own convention. Reading the stated pronoun and matching the verb is a grammatical task; deciding which form a real person prefers is a contextual communication task.
Identify the auxiliary-plus-participle frame
A supplied auxiliary tells you what kind of form is still missing. In the new example Wir haben den Hinweis gelesen, haben is finite and gelesen is the past participle. Replacing the participle with liest would not complete the same perfect construction. Read the whole frame rather than choosing whichever form of lesen you recognise first. The fixed choice task does not test every way German expresses past time, and it does not determine whether you could independently write a full message about a past event.
Choose the auxiliary for the specified meaning
Fahren can appear with different auxiliaries in different constructions. A fictional journey example, Wir sind mit dem Bus nach Bonn gefahren, uses sein for travelling to a destination. This should not become the rule “fahren always takes sein”: a transitive use referring to driving a vehicle can take haben. The quiz deliberately states a journey context. For a new use, check the verb meaning and construction in a reliable reference instead of replacing the specific example with an overbroad memory shortcut.
Explain a fresh form before counting a retake
Choose an unscored original sentence with a known verb and change only the subject. Then make a separate perfect example, naming the auxiliary and participle. Check whether the change preserved the intended meaning and whether the source supports the exact form. The seven quiz items count matching choices without speed points, CEFR bands or certification. All completed attempts receive the full explanations and all guides. Because the bank is fixed, a higher retake after reading them may reflect recall; a new sentence gives a different opportunity to apply the rule.