Last summer: singular perfect tense with weak and some strong verbs
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use the German perfect tense of weak and strong verbs with 'haben' to say what I, you and he or she did and to ask questions.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- 'Welch-' is a determiner and question word which needs to agree with the noun it refers to.
- Past participles of weak and strong verbs with 'haben' are consolidated.
- The form of 'haben' changes when talking about different people but the past participle stays the same.
- For questions in the past tense, swap 'haben' and the subject. The past participle stays at the end of the sentence.
Keywords
Weak verb - a verb whose past participle sandwiches the verb stem with 'ge' and '-t'; for example, 'gespielt'
Strong verb - a verb whose participle sandwiches the stem with 'ge' and 'en'; the stem vowel often changes
Perfect tense - the German past tense formed with the verb 'haben' and the past participle
Past participle - the form of a verb used in the perfect tense; for example, 'I have done'
Common misconception
Pupils often either forget 'haben' altogether in a sentence or question, or forget to change it when talking about different people.
Use cards or physical gestures to demonstrate the elements of the sentence to reinforce the core structure, then vary these to demonstrate changing 'haben' to match the subject of the sentence, and to demonstrate change in word order in questions.
Teacher tip
Plentiful practice with short mini whiteboard exercises and games to change the verb and the person being talked about to build familiarity with structure and vocabulary.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match these English words to their German translations.
die Ferien
der Urlaub
der Spaß
dieser, diese, dieses
letzter, letzte, letztes
gegessen
Q2.Which of the following are past participles of strong verbs?
Q3.Put these time adverbials in the correct order, going from the most distant to the nearest past.
Q4.What is the correct English translation of the following sentence? 'Letzte Woche hat er Deutschland besucht.'
Q5.Match these German words to the correct gender. Use the English clues to help you.
das (small 'town')
der (lake)
der (season)
die (period of time)
das (sports venue)
der (club or society)
Q6.Put the endings below in the correct order to complete the following time adverbials: 'Letzt__________ Wochenende, nächst__________ Montag, dies__________ Woche.'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these perfect tense questions is correct?
Q2.What does 'welch-' mean in English?
Q3.Match the German question words to their English equivalents.
how
what
where
when
which
who
Q4.What are the correct English translations of the following German question? 'Was hast du dieses Wochenende gemacht?'
Q5.Match these German sentences to the correct English sentence or question starter.
When have/did you ...
How has/did he ...
I have/(did) ...
Where has/did she ...
Have/did you ...
He has/(did) ...
Q6.Put the words below in the correct order to translate the following sentence into German: 'Which band did Mia see on Wednesday?' The first word in the sentence has not been capitalised.
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