verb of necessity or possibility (must, can, want) used with a 2nd verb in the infinitive, which goes to the end

C1 - 1 [Ich] kann gut schwimmen.

C1 - 2 [Ich] kann sehr gut kochen.

C1 - 3 [Du] kannst das Fahrrad haben.

C1 - 4 [Ich] kann das Lied singen.

C1 - 5 [Du] kannst die Lehrerin fragen.

C1 - 6 [Ich] kann nicht so gut tanzen.

C1 - 7 [Du] kannst Deutsch sprechen.

C1 - 8 [Du] kannst später Tennis spielen.

Can and able: singular 'können' + infinitive

German

What I do and what we do: present tense 1st person plural weak verbs

What we do together: present 1st person plural weak verbs and 'sein'

Can and can't: singular 'können' + infinitive and negation

Compare lifestyles: present tense strong verbs 1st and 3rd person singular

Compare activities: strong verbs 1st and 3rd person singular, compound nouns

Ask about activities: present tense strong verbs 1st and 2nd person singular

What you and others do: strong verbs 1st and 2nd person singular

Other people's actions: singular present tense strong verbs

Narrate other people's actions: present tense weak and strong verbs

This unit provides pupils with the knowledge to use strong verbs accurately in the present tense (singular) and to apply this knowledge alongside weak verbs in questions, answers and narration (3rd person singular and plural). Pupils practise sound-symbol correspondences [v], [au], [r] and [eu].

Friends and family: weak and strong verbs singular and 3rd person plural

Complete the missing sound-symbol correspondence: '__sgehen' (to go out).

the 1st and 3rd person singular forms of 'können' are the same: 'kann'

the 1st and 2nd person singular forms of 'können' are the same: 'kann'

A modal verb such as 'können' works with a second verb in the infinitive. Where does the infinitive come in the sentence?

Translate the following sentence into English: 'Er kann im Garten arbeiten.'

Translate the following sentence into German: 'Mia can swim.'

The dictionary form of the verb is called the {{}}.

the words for 'the' or 'a' which come before a noun

Which of the following words are conjugated verbs?

Translate the following sentence into German: 'I have a piece.' 

Starter Quiz

The dictionary form of the verb is called the .