Dutch A2.23 Listening Practice: Report What Is Finished
Dutch A2 listening practice with audio, transcript, key phrases, and a speaking challenge for report what is finished.
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Level
A2.23
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Transcript
24 segments
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What you'll understand
Give and answer a short update about several completed everyday events.
Retrieve only the established participles and select their stored hebben or zijn frame across a short question-and-answer update.
New pattern
No new grammar; this checkpoint retrieves the established perfect bracket, the unit's closed participle sets, internal or absent ge, and the four licensed zijn frames.
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Ik heb Anna opgebeld. We hebben iets afgesproken. Anna is vroeg gekomen. We hebben gegeten.
I called Anna and we arranged something. Anna arrived early. We ate.
A short Dutch listening chapter with transcript.
Tell a colleague or friend which preparations are finished, who arrived, and what the group did.
Read while you listen.
1. Marieke · Teacher
Welcome to ChickyTutor! Today, we'll listen to a short conversation where Bram and Lotte talk about finished activities. Pay close attention to which auxiliary verb—hebben or zijn—is paired with each past participle.
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2. Marieke · Teacher
Let's listen to the dialogue.
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3. Lotte · Native Speaker 2
Wat heb je gisteren gedaan?
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4. Bram · Native Speaker 1
Ik heb Anna opgebeld en we hebben iets afgesproken.
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5. Lotte · Native Speaker 2
Is Anna vroeg gekomen?
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6. Bram · Native Speaker 1
Ja, en we hebben gegeten.
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7. Bram · Native Speaker 1
Daarna ben ik naar huis gegaan.
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8. Marieke · Teacher
Let me break down these sentences for you.
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9. Marieke · Teacher
First, Lotte asks, "Wat heb je gisteren gedaan?" which means "What did you do yesterday?"
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10. Daan · Student
Why do we use "heb" here with "gedaan"?
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11. Marieke · Teacher
Most general actions, like "doen", use a form of "hebben" in the perfect tense.
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12. Marieke · Teacher
Next, Bram says, "Ik heb Anna opgebeld en we hebben iets afgesproken." That means "I called Anna and we arranged something."
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13. Daan · Student
Why is "ge" inside the word "opgebeld"?
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14. Marieke · Teacher
Because "opbellen" is a separable verb, so "-ge-" gets inserted right between the prefix "op-" and the stem "beld".
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15. Marieke · Teacher
Then Lotte asks, "Is Anna vroeg gekomen?", which means "Did Anna come early?"
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16. Daan · Student
Wait, why does this one use "is" instead of "heeft"?
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17. Marieke · Teacher
Verbs of movement towards a destination, like "komen", use a form of "zijn" instead of "hebben".
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18. Marieke · Teacher
Bram answers, "Ja, en we hebben gegeten," meaning "Yes, and we ate."
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19. Daan · Student
So eating uses "hebben" because it is a regular activity without directional movement?
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20. Marieke · Teacher
Exactly right, Daan!
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21. Marieke · Teacher
Finally, Bram says, "Daarna ben ik naar huis gegaan," which means "After that, I went home."
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22. Daan · Student
And "gegaan" uses "ben" because going home involves direction and movement, right?
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23. Marieke · Teacher
Spot on! Verbs like "gaan" take "zijn" when reporting a completed journey or change of place.
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24. Marieke · Teacher
That's all for today's listening practice. Keep reviewing these essential frames, and tot de volgende keer!
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