verbs which end in ‘ieren’; for example, 'fotografieren', 'studieren'

adverbs or adverbial phrases which denote time; for example, 'nie', 'schon', 'noch nicht'

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Heidi: perfect tense -ieren verbs, perfect tense with adverbs

German

Matthias Maurer: yes/no questions in the perfect and imperfect tenses

Marietta Slomka: dictation, extended translation

This unit revisits the perfect tense of '-ieren' verbs, the use and translation of perfect tense with adverbs of time. Pupils learn to add -er to a verb stem to create male agent nouns, extending their ability to manipulate known and new vocabulary when talking about role models.

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Match the following '-ieren' verbs to their English equivalents.

If it's the perfect tense, the past participle comes at the end of the sentence.

If it's the present tense, the -ieren verb is usually in 2nd place.

If it's the perfect tense, look for 'haben' or 'sein' as the verb in 2nd place. 

If it's the perfect tense, the -ieren verb is usually in 2nd place.

If it's the present tense, look for 'haben' or 'sein' as the verb in 2nd place. 

The 3rd person singular present tense of -ieren verbs is the same as the past participle. How can you spot the difference?

The Heidi books, written by Johanna __________, have helped to __________ Switzerland as a __________ country. The books have dominated the __________ book world for over __________ __________.

The books were written around 50 years ago.

The Heidi books have been translated into more than 50 languages. 

Heidi lives with her grandfather in the Alps.

Which of these statements about the Heidi books are true?

'Schon einmal' has several meanings - what are they?

Fill in the past participles: 'Ich habe mein Heidibuch __________ (to lose)! Schade, denn ich habe __________ (to promise), es meinem Freund zu geben. Das Buch hat mich __________ (to inspire).'

Match the following German adjectives and adverbs to their English equivalents.

Match the time adverbials to their English equivalents. 

Put the words in the correct order to complete the following statement: Verbs ending in __________ are often near cognates. Their past participles end in __________ and do not start with __________.

Match the example sentences to the German time adverbials you would need to use when translating the sentences.

Meine Mutter hat auf der Uni Latein studiert.

Der Lehrer hat ein Heidi-Theaterstück produziert.

In der Schweiz hat man die wunderbare Landschaft fotografieren. 

Which of the perfect tense sentences below are correct?

Fill in the gap to complete the following sentence: 'Ich habe das Buch __________ erhalten.' (I haven't received the book yet.)

Starter Quiz

Match the following German adjectives and adverbs to their English equivalents.