preposition meaning 'to', used before the infinitive in most two-verb structures

auxiliary verb meaning 'to become', used to form the future tense

part of a verb that appears in all forms; often appears in nouns created from verbs

A2 - 1 Ich [plane], mit Spanisch anzufangen.

A2 - 2 Am Mittwoch [werde] ich mit Katja Sport machen.

A2 - 3 Ich [werde] mehr Gitarre spielen. Die neue Lehrerin ist ganz gut!

A2 - 4 Ich [plane], auch in einer anderen Band zu spielen.

A2 - 5 Ich [werde] in den Ferien im Café arbeiten.

A2 - 6 Ja, ich [plane], auch in den Ferien zu arbeiten.

B1 - Willkommen bei dieser Bootsfahrt! Wir sind ein wenig spät dran, aber ...

Future plans: future tense 'werden' + infinitive vs 'planen' + 'zu' + infinitive

German

Plans for this weekend: present tense (future meaning), 'nach' vs 'zu' (dative)

Plans for the week ahead: modal verbs in present tense (future meaning)

Who should do what? Meanings of  'sollen', 'müssen', 'dürfen'

Who is supposed to do what? Modal verbs, two-verb structures, question words

What you want to and will do: future tense singular (will) vs 'will' (want to)

This unit revisits and consolidates the present tense, including modal verbs and two-verb structures before introducing the future tense in singular persons. It also addresses the distinction between the German 'ich will' vs the English 'I want to'.

Making plans: present and future tenses

Which sentences require 'zu' and a comma?

Order the words to say: 'I plan to go to the cinema'.

Write in German: 'he plans to drink water'.

Order the words to say: 'The food was too hot.'

Future plans: future tense 'werden' + infinitive vs 'planen' + 'zu' + infinitive

Lesson outcome