Das Leben mit Behinderung: stem changes in present tense weak verbs
I can use a range of present tense verbs, including those with small changes to the stem, in extended writing about living with a disability.
- Year 11
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Das Leben mit Behinderung: stem changes in present tense weak verbs
I can use a range of present tense verbs, including those with small changes to the stem, in extended writing about living with a disability.
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Key learning points
- Weak verbs follow a regular pattern of changes in the present tense.
- For verbs stems ending in 'd', ‘t', 'm' or 'n', add 'e' before the ending in the 'du', 'er, sie, es' and 'ihr' forms.
- For verb stems ending in 's', 'ß', 'x' or 'z', add just 't' instead of 'st' in the 'du' form, e.g., 'du tanzt'.
- For verb stems ending in '-el', remove the 'e' in the first person singular of the present tense, e.g., 'ich lächle'.
- The BORDER acronym is a useful tool to respond fully and accurately to bullet point writing prompts.
Keywords
Weak verb - verb that follows a regular pattern of changes
Stem - part of the verb that appears in all forms, created by removing the '-en' or '-n' ending of the infinitive
BORDER - extended writing acronym
Common misconception
For verb stems ending in ‘-el’, remove the 'e' from the stem in all present tense forms.
For verb stems ending in ‘-el’, remove the 'e' from the stem in the first person singular of the present tense only.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'ago'?
Q2.Match the German and English.
Q3.Match the German and English.
Q4.Order the words to say: 'Everyone has the right to be happy.'
Q5.Write in English: 'mein Bruder ist arbeitslos'.
Q6.Write in German: 'the hotel room was clean'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1. is a useful acronym to use for writing tasks.
Q2.Match the pronouns to the correct verb forms.
