a verb which changes its vowel in the verb stem of some of its forms

part of the verb that appears in all forms, created by removing the ending of the infinitive

A1 - 1 egal

A1 - 2 ständig

A1 - 3 geschafft

A1 - 4 Mittel

A1 - 5 Sicht

A1 - 6 werken

A1 - 7 setzen

A1 - 8 eng

C3 - 1 [Ich] lese ein E-Book.

C3 - 2 [Ich] vergesse oft etwas.

C3 - 3 [Sie] schläft acht Stunden.

C3 - 4 [Ich] helfe oft im Garten.

C3 - 5 [Sie] fährt manchmal nach Berlin.

C3 - 6 [Sie] läuft dreimal die Woche.

C3 - 7 [Ich] verstehe das nicht.

C3 - 8 [Sie] gibt mir ein Stück Pizza.

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

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 able: singular 'können' + infinitive

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

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

Verbs that do not have an 'e' or 'a' in their verb stem.

Strong verbs change their vowel in the 3rd person singular. Which verbs can be strong?

Verb stems with a letter '{{}}' change to 'i' or 'ie'.

Complete the following sentence using the correct form of 'sprechen': 'Er {{}} am Handy.'

Which of the words below have a long vowel?

Match the beginnings and endings of each word or phrase

Fill in the gap in the following sentence with the correct form of 'liegen': 'Er {{}} zu Hause.'

A weak verb has a regular pattern of changes when we apply verb endings.

A weak verb has no regular pattern of changes when we apply verb endings.

A weak verb is irregular in the present tense.

Translate the following sentence into German: 'How many are there?'

Starter Quiz

Match the German and English.