the short form of a verb, used to say what he/she does or is doing

C1 - A - Wolfgang wohnt in Berlin. 

C1 - B - Er lernt in der Schule. 

C1 - C - Er macht eine Aufgabe im Unterricht. 

C1 - D - Er schreibt auf Deutsch. 

C1 - E - Er spielt Gitarre. 

C1 - F - Er redet mit Freunden. 

C2 - Er spielt Gitarre. Er macht eine Aufgabe im Unterricht. Er redet mit ...

C3 - Er macht … Er redet ... Er spielt ... Er wohnt ... Er lernt ... Er ...

What I do at school: infinitives, present tense 3rd person singular

German

School activities: infinitives, present tense 3rd person singular

At and after school: present tense (weak verbs) 1st and 3rd person singular

At school and at home: present tense (weak verbs) 1st and 3rd person singular

This unit introduces pupils to verb infinitives and the patterns for weak (regular) high frequency verbs in the 1st and 3rd persons singular. Pupils learn how to use them in familiar contexts at school and at home. They practise sound-symbol correspondences long and short [o] and [i].

Activities in and out of school: present tense (singular) weak verbs

Match these German phrases to their English translations.

To form the verb stem in German, remove __________ from the infinitive.

Translate the following sentence into German: 'He is playing guitar.'

Match these German words to their English meanings.

when a single consonant follows a vowel, e.g., [a] in 'Tag'

when more than one consonant follows a vowel, e.g., [a] in 'Wasser'

when there is a double vowel, e.g., [e] in 'Kaffee'

Match these forms of the verb 'sein' (to be, being) to their English equivalents.

Match these forms of the verb 'haben' (to have, having) to their English equivalents.

Translate the following sentence into English: 'Mein Freund hat ein Haustier.'

Which word completes the following question? '{{}} es warm oder kalt heute?'

What I do at school: infinitives, present tense 3rd person singular

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