Hi Shawn, The rules for the separable verb wakkerworden. Compound verbs like these are separated when you use them in present or simple past. The 'core' verb takes the second position in the sentence, while the extra part, the prefix, is taken off and placed in the last position in the sentence. In this case: wakkerworden = wakker + worden. Worden is the 'core' verb, and wakker is the 'prefix' that goes to the end of the sentence. --> ik word om acht uur wakker. In the perfect tense you use a form of hebben / zijn and follow the formula prefix+past participle of the core verb, glued together: wakkergeworden. This participle is placed at the end of the sentence. --> ik ben om acht uur wakkergeworden. If you use auxiliary verbs with them, like willen, zullen, mogen, moeten, kunnen, then the aux verb takes second position and full verb (infinitive) of the compound verb takes last position: --> ik kan om acht uur wakkerworden. Ik zou om acht uur wakkerworden.

Hoi! De zinnen zijn bijna correct, but it would be better to put wakker closer to the end of the sentence. And don't forget to keep the subject and the verb close together, never put any words in between if it is a direct word order, not the case of an subordinate clause. a.) Josh wordt wakker om 8 uur. = Josh wakes up at 8. (present) 1b.) Josh is om 8 uur wakker geworden. / Josh werd wakker om 8 uur. = Josh woke up at 8. (past) 1c.) Josh gaat om 8 uur wakker worden. = Josh will wake up at 8. (future) 1d.) Josh zou om 8 uur wakker worden. = Josh would wake up at 8. (conditional) 1e.) Josh werd (altijd) om 8 uur wakker. = Josh (always) used to wake up at 8. (past habitual -- an adverb like altijd is needed here to make it clear, correct?) 2a.) Josh staat om 8 uur op OF Josh staat op om 8 uur . = Josh gets up at 9. (present) 2b.) Josh is om 9 uur opgestaan. / Josh stond op om 9 uur. = Josh got up at 9. (past) 2c.) Josh gaat om 9 uur opstaan. = Josh will get up at 9. (future) 2d.) Josh zou om 9 uur opstaan. = Josh would get up at 9. (conditional) 2e.) Josh stond (altijd) op om 9 uur. = Josh (always) used to get up at 9. (past habitual)