Ich bin Ingenieurin: imperfect modals
Learning outcomes
I can use modal verbs in the imperfect tense to talk about work and studying.
I can recognise, write and pronounce [o] and [ö].
- Year 10
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Ich bin Ingenieurin: imperfect modals
Learning outcomes
I can use modal verbs in the imperfect tense to talk about work and studying.
I can recognise, write and pronounce [o] and [ö].
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- [o] and [ö] are long when followed by no consonants or only one consonant.
- To form the imperfect of singular modal verbs, remove -en and add -te for ‘ich’, -test for ‘du’, -te for ‘sie/er/es’.
- To form the imperfect of plural modal verbs, remove -en and add -ten for ‘wir’, -tet for ‘ihr’, -ten for ‘sie’.
- In sentences with modal verbs, the second verb is in the infinitive at the end of the sentence.
Keywords
Imperfect tense - verb tense used most often for modal verbs when they describe past events
Modal verb - verb of necessity or possibility used with a 2nd verb in the infinitive, e.g., must, can, want
Common misconception
Modal verbs must add ge- in the imperfect tense.
Modal verbs are normally used in the imperfect to describe past events. The imperfect is a different tense from the perfect and is formed differently.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German with the English.
Q2.Match the German with the English.
Q3.How would you pronounce [o] in the words in the following sentence? 'Bertolt kocht oft tolle Gerichte.'
Q4.How would you pronounce [ö] in the words in the following sentence? 'Der König hat viele schöne Vögel.'
Q5.Match the German with the English.
Q6.How would you say 'I wanted' in the imperfect tense in German?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German with the English.
Q2.Match the German with the English.
Q3.Match the modal verb to its meaning.
Q4.Match the verb forms to the correct pronouns.
