Liest du Romane? Questions and informal imperatives with strong verbs
I can use present tense strong verbs to ask questions and use the informal imperative to give instructions or advice in the context of free-time activities.
- Year 10
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Liest du Romane? Questions and informal imperatives with strong verbs
I can use present tense strong verbs to ask questions and use the informal imperative to give instructions or advice in the context of free-time activities.
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Key learning points
- Strong verbs in the present tense change the stem vowel in the 2nd and 3rd person singular: e - i, e - ie, or a - ä.
- Use 'du' questions for informal singular ‘you’, and 'ihr' questions for informal plural ‘you’.
- Strong verbs retain the present tense stem vowel change in the 'du' form of the imperative but they omit the umlaut.
- To use the 'ihr' form of the imperative of weak and strong verbs, just remove the pronoun 'ihr'.
- 'Sein' is irregular in the 'du' form of the imperative. Use 'sei' for the 'du' form and 'seid' for the 'ihr' form.
Keywords
Strong verb - a verb whose stem vowel changes in the ‘du’ and ‘er, sie, es’ forms in the present tense
Imperative - a mood used to tell somebody to do something or give instructions or commands
Du - subject pronoun meaning ‘you’, informal and singular
Ihr - subject pronoun meaning ‘you’, informal and plural
Common misconception
Strong verbs never keep their stem changes in the 'du' form of the imperative.
Strong verbs keep stem vowel changes, e.g. 'e' to 'i', 'e' to 'ie', but omit the umlaut ('ä') in the imperative.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German and English.
Q2.Match the German and English.
Q3.Which of these is the verb stem?
Q4.Which of these words mean 'you'?
Q5.Sort the words below into the correct order to form a closed question.
Q6.Sort the words below into the correct order to form an open question.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German and English.
