Since when? 'seit' with dative and present tense
Learning outcomes
I can use 'seit' to say when something started or for how long it has been happening.
I can use my knowledge of singular nouns with short [e] and [a] to predict plural noun spelling with [e] and [ä].
Since when? 'seit' with dative and present tense
Learning outcomes
I can use 'seit' to say when something started or for how long it has been happening.
I can use my knowledge of singular nouns with short [e] and [a] to predict plural noun spelling with [e] and [ä].
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Switch to our new teaching resources now - designed by teachers and leading subject experts, and tested in classrooms.
These resources were created for remote use during the pandemic and are not designed for classroom teaching.
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Short [e] and [ä] are pronounced the same.
- In some singular nouns with short [a], the vowel changes to short [ä] in the plural.
- Using a range of skills to develop vocabulary is an important part of language learning.
- 'Seit' can mean 'since' when used with a point in time, or 'for' when used with a time span.
- Seit is followed by the dative and is used with the present tense in German, though in English we say 'have been -ing'.
Keywords
Seit - preposition meaning ‘since’ or ‘for’, followed by the dative case
Dative - case used for the indirect object in a sentence and after a dative verb or preposition
Common misconception
'Seit' is always used with the continuous past, like in English e.g. I have been learning German since June.
In German, 'seit' is used with the present tense to say 'for' e.g. 'Ich lerne seit vier Jahren' 'I have been learning for four years' as well as 'since' e.g. 'Ich lerne seit Juni Deutsch', 'I have been learning since June'.
To help you plan your year 8 German lesson on: Since when? 'seit' with dative and present tense, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 8 German lesson on: Since when? 'seit' with dative and present tense, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
We use learning cycles to break down learning into key concepts or ideas linked to the learning outcome. Each learning cycle features explanations with checks for understanding and practice tasks with feedback. All of this is found in our slide decks, ready for you to download and edit. The practice tasks are also available as printable worksheets and some lessons have additional materials with extra material you might need for teaching the lesson.
The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
Our video is a tool for planning, showing how other teachers might teach the lesson, offering helpful tips, modelled explanations and inspiration for your own delivery in the classroom. Plus, you can set it as homework or revision for pupils and keep their learning on track by sharing an online pupil version of this lesson.
Explore more key stage 3 German lessons from the Last year or this year: present and perfect tenses unit, dive into the full secondary German curriculum, or learn more about lesson planning.
Equipment
A mini whiteboard and pen, together with pen and paper for making notes, would be useful, if available.
Licence
Lesson video
Loading...
Some of our videos, including non-English language videos, do not have captions.
Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Monday
day
year
weak
month
to bring along/ with
to explain, explaining
to call, calling, (on the phone)
to look, appear
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
same
once
at (the house of)
since, for
ago