This summer: present vs past, perfect tense weak verbs 1st person singular
Learning outcomes
I can use past and present tenses to understand about holiday experiences in German.
I can recognise, write and pronounce [ei] and [ie] correctly.
This summer: present vs past, perfect tense weak verbs 1st person singular
Learning outcomes
I can use past and present tenses to understand about holiday experiences in German.
I can recognise, write and pronounce [ei] and [ie] correctly.
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Key learning points
- [ei] and [ie] are tricky German sounds and need to be read, written and pronounced correctly.
- To understand what you did in the past, use the present tense of ‘haben’ and a past participle.
- The perfect tense in German can be translated in two ways in English: 'have done' and 'did'.
- The English meaning we use often depends on time adverbs.
Keywords
[ei] - sound-symbol correspondence pronounced as in 'frei'
[ie] - sound-symbol correspondence pronounced as in 'Liebe'
Past participle - the form of a verb used in the perfect tense; for example gespielt (played)
Perfect tense - the German past tense which translates 2 English past tenses; for example, I did and I have done.
Common misconception
The perfect tense in German is often only translated as 'have done'.
Give clear examples of both translations 'have done' and 'did' with appropriate time adverbials. Emphasise the role of time adverbials in helping to decide on the correct English translation.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
to do, to make
to lay, put
to live
to hear
to begin
to win
already
always
never
last month
last year
last week
Exit quiz
6 Questions
clothing
fun
therefore, for that reason
to experience
to buy
point, dot, full stop