Future plans: 'zu' + infinitive, 'werden' + infinitive
Learning outcomes
I can use a variety of vocabulary and a range of two-verb structures to express future plans.
I can apply my knowledge of sound-symbol correspondences to improve my spoken fluency.
- Year 8
Future plans: 'zu' + infinitive, 'werden' + infinitive
Learning outcomes
I can use a variety of vocabulary and a range of two-verb structures to express future plans.
I can apply my knowledge of sound-symbol correspondences to improve my spoken fluency.
Lesson details
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Key learning points
- Regularly practise reading aloud to improve your fluency and knowledge of sound-symbol correspondences.
- We can use the present tense with a future time phrase to refer to future plans, e.g., 'Ich spiele morgen Tennis.'
- We can form the future tense in German by using the present tense of 'werden' plus an infinitive.
- In two-verb structures, the second verb is in the infinitive at the end of the sentence, preceded by a comma and 'zu'.
- There is no 'zu' in two-verb structures using 'werden' or modal verbs (e.g., 'wollen', 'sollen').
Keywords
SSC - abbreviation for 'sound-symbol correspondence', the relationship between letters and their sounds
Werden - auxiliary verb meaning 'to become', used to form the future tense
Two-verb structure - a sentence made up of two verb phrases
Zu - preposition meaning 'to', used before the infinitive in most two-verb structures
Common misconception
Always add 'zu' before the infinitive in two-verb structures.
Some verbs, like 'werden' and modal verbs, do not require 'zu' before the infinitive in two-verb structures.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which sentence uses the future tense?
Q2.Match the subject pronouns to their object pronouns (e.g., 'I' - 'me').
