Wir treffen uns: reflexive verbs past and present, forming adverbs, role play
I can use reflexive verbs in the past and present, form time adverbs of time from nouns and prepare role play answers in the context of meeting up with friends.
- Year 10
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Wir treffen uns: reflexive verbs past and present, forming adverbs, role play
I can use reflexive verbs in the past and present, form time adverbs of time from nouns and prepare role play answers in the context of meeting up with friends.
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Key learning points
- Reflexive pronouns relate the action of the verb back to the subject, so subject and object are the same.
- If the action of the verb is reciprocal, or two-way, reflexive pronouns can also mean ‘each other’.
- In the perfect tense, the reflexive pronoun usually comes after the first (auxiliary) verb.
- To change a noun into an adverb to describe regular events, remove its capital letter and add '-s' to the end.
- In a role play, say a short phrase in response to each prompt and include at least one verb in each phrase.
Keywords
Reflexive - describes an action where the subject and object of the verb are the same
Reciprocal - describes an action that is two-way or mutual
Adverb of time - a word that describes the timing and/or frequency of an action
Role play - a task with a situation and prompts to ask and answer questions, simulating a conversation
Common misconception
If we see a reflexive pronoun, e.g., 'uns' or 'sich', this always means the subject (doer) and object (receiver) of the verb are the same.
Some plural reflexive verbs are reciprocal or two-way, meaning the action of the verb is done 'to each other' rather than to oneself. Use context to work out whether reflexive or reciprocal meaning is intended.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German and English.
Q2.Match the German and English.
Q3.Where does the past participle go in a perfect tense sentence?
Q4.Which case follows the prepositions 'in', 'an' and 'auf' when there is no movement or location is being described?
Q5.Which of these time phrases relates to a specific time?
Q6.Which of these phrases do not contain a verb?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German and English.
