Compare lifestyles: present tense strong verbs 1st and 3rd person singular
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can recognise stem changes in strong verbs between the 1st and 3rd person singular forms, and I can understand short texts which contain familiar weak, irregular and strong verbs.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- A strong verb changes its vowel in the verb stem of the 'sie', 'er', 'es' forms of the verb.
- There is no vowel change in the ‘ich’ form of strong verbs.
- Only verbs with a 'a' or 'e' in their verb stem can be strong.
- Verb stems with 'a' change to 'ä' and those with 'e' become 'i' or 'ie'.
- Use reference materials to learn which verbs are strong.
Keywords
Strong verb - a verb which changes its vowel in the verb stem of some of its forms
Verb stem - part of the verb that appears in all forms, created by removing the ending of the infinitive
Common misconception
There are no rules to help you learn which verbs are strong and have a vowel change in their stem.
Only verbs with an 'a' or 'e' in their stem can be strong.
Teacher tip
Task A2 could be completed as a paired, timed speaking activity using one worksheet and two coloured pencils.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German and English.
night
Austria
place, room
game
piece
train
Q2.Which of the words below have a long vowel?
Q3.Match the beginnings and endings of each word or phrase
en
Freunden
Klassenzimmer
gibt
Mutter
oft
Q4.Fill in the gap in the following sentence with the correct form of 'liegen': 'Er zu Hause.'
Q5.What is a weak verb?
Q6.Translate the following sentence into German: 'How many are there?'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these words have a short vowel?
Q2.Match the German and English.
to drive, ride
to help, helping
to sleep, sleeping
newspaper
holiday
money
Q3.Strong verbs change their vowel in the 3rd person singular. Which verbs can be strong?
Q4.Verb stems with a letter ' ' change to 'i' or 'ie'.
Q5.Verb stems with an 'a' or 'au' ...
Q6.Complete the following sentence using the correct form of 'sprechen': 'Er am Handy.'
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