Childhood experiences: imperfect plural forms of 'sein' and 'haben'
Learning outcomes
I can form the imperfect tense plural forms of the verbs 'haben' and 'sein', and use them in the context of childhood experiences.
I can correctly pronounce a range of sound-symbol correspondences that are written differently, but sound the same.
- Year 9
Childhood experiences: imperfect plural forms of 'sein' and 'haben'
Learning outcomes
I can form the imperfect tense plural forms of the verbs 'haben' and 'sein', and use them in the context of childhood experiences.
I can correctly pronounce a range of sound-symbol correspondences that are written differently, but sound the same.
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Some sound-symbol correspondences are written differently, but sound the same, e.g., [äu] and [eu].
- Notice verb endings and use surrounding context to help identify the subject of a sentence using a form of 'you'.
- The 'wir', 'sie/Sie' imperfect tense forms of 'haben' are both 'hatten'. For 'sein' they are both 'waren'.
- The 'ihr' imperfect tense form of 'haben' is 'hattet'. For 'sein' it is 'wart'.
- The subject pronoun 'sie' can mean 'she, it' or 'they'. With a capital letter, 'Sie' is formal 'you'.
Keywords
Sound-symbol correspondence - relationship between letters and their sounds, abbreviated to SSC
Hatten - 1st and 3rd person plural imperfect tense form of 'haben', meaning 'had'
Hattet - 2nd person plural imperfect tense form of 'haben', meaning 'had'
Waren - 1st and 3rd person plural imperfect tense form of 'sein', meaning 'were'
Wart - 2nd person plural imperfect tense form of 'sein', meaning 'were'
Common misconception
The subject pronoun 'sie' always means 'she'.
The subject pronoun 'sie' means 'she' when used with a 3rd person singular verb ending or 'they' when used with a 3rd person plural verb ending. If written as 'Sie' and is used with a 3rd person plural verb ending, it can mean 'you (formal)'.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German and English.
Q2.Match the German and English.
Q3.Match the subject pronoun and verb stems to the correct verb endings.
Q4.Choose the correct verb to complete the following sentence: 'Sie __________ Tennis.' (They play tennis.)
Q5.Match the German and English.
Q6.A modal verb is a verb of necessity or possibility ('must', 'can', 'want') used with a 2nd verb in the infinitive, which goes to the of the sentence.
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.Match the German and English.
Q2.Match the German and English.
Q3.Match the subject pronoun with the correct form of the verb.
