This year and in the past: perfect tense with 'früher' and 'noch nicht'
Learning outcomes
I can use 'früher', 'noch' and 'noch nicht' correctly when translating a short past tense text into German.
I can distinguish between [zw] and [schw] in listening and speaking.
- Year 8
This year and in the past: perfect tense with 'früher' and 'noch nicht'
Learning outcomes
I can use 'früher', 'noch' and 'noch nicht' correctly when translating a short past tense text into German.
I can distinguish between [zw] and [schw] in listening and speaking.
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Care is needed with [zw] and [schw] when listening and speaking.
- Reading longer texts can be a useful way to reinforce vocabulary recognition and understanding.
- ‘Früher’ can be used with the perfect tense to say what used to happen, e.g., 'ich habe früher Bücher gelesen'.
- ‘Noch nicht’ can be used with the perfect tense to say what hasn’t yet happened, e.g., 'ich habe noch nicht gegessen'.
- Identifying verb tenses and other important grammar points is a good strategy when translating into German.
Keywords
Perfect tense - verb tense that describes completed actions in the past, e.g., 'I said', 'she played'
Früher - adverb meaning ‘previously', in former times', 'in the past’
Noch nicht - adverbial phrase meaning ‘not yet’
Common misconception
The German verb for 'use' is needed when saying what used to happen.
'Used to' in German is communicated by using the adverb 'früher' - 'in the past', 'in former times'. There is no need to include a German verb for 'use'.
Equipment
A mini whiteboard and pen, together with pen and paper for making notes, would be useful, if available.
Licence
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'only'?
Q2.Match the German and English.
Q3.Match the German and English.
