What I would like: 'möcht-' in one- and two-verb structures
I can express what I would like and what I would like to do using 'möcht-'.
- Year 9
What I would like: 'möcht-' in one- and two-verb structures
I can express what I would like and what I would like to do using 'möcht-'.
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Practising vocabulary in a range of ways deepens knowledge and understanding.
- 'Möcht-' means 'would like' and can be used with a noun to say which object you would like.
- 'Möcht-' can be used with a second verb in the infinitive form to express what you would like to do.
- When 'möcht-' is used as part of a 2-verb structure, the second verb moves to the end of the sentence.
- The determiner before the object of a sentence matches the gender and case.
Keywords
Möcht- - form of the verb 'mögen', used to make polite requests
2-verb structure - where the 2nd (infinitive) verb comes at the end of 2-verb sentences
Object - person, people or thing(s) receiving the action of the verb
Determiner - word preceding a noun, which specifies it; e.g., 'the', 'this', 'every'
Common misconception
Two words are needed to express 'would like', as in English.
'Möcht-' is a form of the verb 'mögen' and is used to mean 'would like'. 'Möcht-' can be used as part of a 2-verb structure to say what you would like to do. The second (infinitive) verb moves to the end of the sentence.
Equipment
A mini whiteboard and pen, together with pen and paper for making notes, would be useful, if available.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'when' in the past?
Q2.Match the German and English.
Q3.Match the German and English.
