Karrieregespräche: perfect tense strong verbs, 'mochte', 'gefallen' vs 'gemocht'
I can use irregular verbs in the perfect tense and ‘mochte’ in the imperfect tense in the context of career choices.
Karrieregespräche: perfect tense strong verbs, 'mochte', 'gefallen' vs 'gemocht'
I can use irregular verbs in the perfect tense and ‘mochte’ in the imperfect tense in the context of career choices.
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Key learning points
- Some past participles are irregular.
- In the imperfect tense, the stem of 'mögen' is 'moch-'. It still takes the regular imperfect tense endings.
- 'Mochte' is normally followed by a noun.
- In the perfect tense, ‘mögen’ becomes 'gemocht' and means ‘liked’.
- Use 'gefallen' in the perfect tense to mean ‘liked’. Use indirect object pronouns with 'gefallen'.
Keywords
Past participle - verb form that forms the perfect tense, together with the auxiliary verb
Moch- - the imperfect form of the verb 'mögen'
Gefallen - a past participle meaning ‘liked’, used with an indirect object
Gemocht - the past participle of the verb 'mögen'
Common misconception
The imperfect tense of the modal verb 'mögen' is formed like other modal verbs.
The stem of 'mögen' in the imperfect tense is 'moch-'. It is normally followed by a noun rather than a second verb in the infinitive.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German with the English.
foot
Many happy returns (on your birthday)
warmer
your (informal, pl)
as ... as
(you, sing informal) eat
Q2.Match the German with the English.
(you, sing informal) read
(you, sing informal) see, watch, look
(he, she, it, one) sees, watches, looks
(he, she, it, one) meets
centimetre, cm
once
Q3.The verb 'ändern' has a regular past participle. What would its past participle be?
Q4.Match the infinitives to the correct irregular past participles.
gegessen
gestanden
gestorben
gewonnen
genommen
Q5.Which pronouns take the -te ending on modal verbs in the imperfect tense?
Q6.Match the indirect object pronouns to their meanings.
to me
to you
to him
to her
to us
to them
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German with the English.
opened
took, taken
to change, changing
liked
technology
(school) report
Q2.Match the German with the English.
to maintain, claim
knew, known
employer
employee, worker
salary, pay, earnings, wages