German single-word past tense used mainly to narrate past events in writing; e.g., 'war', 'hatte', 'gab’

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

question starting with a wh- word that has more information in the answer than yes/no

Ambitions of famous young Germans: reading skills, questions, imperfect modals

German

Past and future goals: revisiting tenses and word order, translation skills

This unit revisits past, present and future tenses, modal verbs and word order rules as pupils apply known grammar and vocabulary in reading and speaking about past and future goals.

Past ambitions and future goals: past, present and word order

What is **not** an important element of tackling reading questions?

The imperfect tense is mainly used in speaking.

The imperfect tense is mainly used in writing.

A small number of verbs are often used in the imperfect in speaking.

A small number of verbs are often used in the imperfect in writing.

Modal verbs are never used in the imperfect.

Write in German: 'he had to learn German'.

Order the words to say: 'She tries to fly at the weekend.'

Write in English: 'eine unmögliche Meinung'.

Write in German: 'I want to become a doctor'.

Starter Quiz