Wenn ich 16 bin: würd- with gern and lieber, imperfect subjunctive hätte, wäre
I can use the conditional, 'hätte' and 'wäre' to say what I would like to do in future.
- Year 10
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Wenn ich 16 bin: würd- with gern and lieber, imperfect subjunctive hätte, wäre
I can use the conditional, 'hätte' and 'wäre' to say what I would like to do in future.
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Key learning points
- To talk about something something you would or might do, use 'würd-' to mean ‘would’ and an infinitive verb at the end.
- Use 'gern' and 'lieber' with 'würde' to talk about what we would like or would prefer to do.
- To say 'would have', use 'hätte'.
- To say 'would be', use 'wäre'.
Keywords
Würd- - form of 'werden' meaning 'would', used with a 2nd infinitive to express a conditional idea
Hätte - imperfect subjunctive form of 'haben' meaning ‘would have’
Wäre - imperfect subjunctive form of 'sein' meaning ‘would be’
Conditional - grammar structure expressing what you would do or what might happen in the future
Common misconception
Use 'würd-' whenever you want to say 'would'.
'Würd-' works for very many cases and is easy to remember because it sounds like the English 'would'. But 'haben' and 'sein' are important exceptions, especially in spoken German. 'Hätte' means 'I would have' and 'wäre' means 'I would be'.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German and English.
Q2.Match each wo-compound with the correct meaning.
Q3.Sort the words below into the correct order to to fill in the gaps: 'Berufe sind kompliziert! Wir diskutieren oft __________. __________ vergleichst du dein Traumberuf? Erzähl mir __________.'
Q4.Sentences with modal verbs usually require a second __________ verb at the __________ of the sentence. To ask an open question with a modal verb, use word order __________ after the question word.
Q5.'Ich lese gern aber ich sehe lieber fern.' Choose the correct translations.
Q6.'Wenn ich älter bin, ich möchte sehr reich sein.' What is the error in this sentence?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German and English.
Q2.To form the __________, use '__________' plus a 2nd __________ verb at the end of the sentence. This tense translates as '__________'. It refers to things that __________ happen.
Q3.Match the forms of 'würd-' to the correct pronouns.
