describes what is happening now or habitual events in the present, e.g., 'I do', 'I am doing'

a verb that follows a regular pattern of changes

Famous German speakers: present tense weak verbs, singular persons

German

Yourself and others: present tense questions and answers

This unit explores the manipulation of singular persons of weak verbs in question and answer forms. It also provides pupils with an important cultural insight into the lives of famous historical and present German-speaking personalities. Pupils practise the sound-symbol correspondence [er].

Famous lives: present tense (singular) weak verbs

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stressed on the first syllable in a word, e.g., 'er', or unstressed elsewhere, e.g., 'wieder'

a question that can be answered with yes or no

a question starting with a wh- word that seeks more information from the answer than yes or no

Famous lives: present tense (singular) weak verbs

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