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Meine Mannschaft: stem changes 't' not 'st', 'e' before 't'/'st', 'el' stem
I can use a range of present tense verbs, including those with small changes to the stem, to discuss sport and free-time pursuits.
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Meine Mannschaft: stem changes 't' not 'st', 'e' before 't'/'st', 'el' stem
I can use a range of present tense verbs, including those with small changes to the stem, to discuss sport and free-time pursuits.
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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.
- For stems ending in -el, remove the 'e' in the first person singular of the present tense.
Keywords
Weak verb - a 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
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.
Repeating speaking activities immediately, once or more, improves fluency and deepens vocabulary knowledge. Task B4 could be repeated with different pairings within a class, or with the same pairings and reduced support.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.The tense describes what is happening now or habitual events.
The tense describes what is happening now or habitual events.
Q2.Which of these is the verb stem?
Which of these is the verb stem?
spielen
gespielt
-en
Q3.Match the German and English.
Match the German and English.
Q4.Match the German and English.
Match the German and English.
Q5.Order the words to say: 'Exercise is very important to me.'
Order the words to say: 'Exercise is very important to me.'
Q6.Translate into English: 'Radfahren macht Spaß.'
Translate into English: 'Radfahren macht Spaß.'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German and English.
Match the German and English.
Q2.Sort the words below into the correct order to form the following sentence: 'The TV programme was not successful.'
Sort the words below into the correct order to form the following sentence: 'The TV programme was not successful.'
Q3.Match up the sentence halves about different types of verbs.
Match up the sentence halves about different types of verbs.
Q4.Which of these are entirely regular weak verbs in the present tense?
Which of these are entirely regular weak verbs in the present tense?
bieten
tanzen
finden
Q5.Translate the following into German: 'I change'.
Translate the following into German: 'I change'.
Q6.Translate the following into German: 'You draw'.
Translate the following into German: 'You draw'.
