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Year 8

This year and in the past: perfect tense with 'früher' and 'noch nicht'

Learning outcomes

I can use 'früher', 'noch' and 'noch nicht' correctly when translating a short past tense text into German.

I can distinguish between [zw] and [schw] in listening and speaking.

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Year 8

This year and in the past: perfect tense with 'früher' and 'noch nicht'

Learning outcomes

I can use 'früher', 'noch' and 'noch nicht' correctly when translating a short past tense text into German.

I can distinguish between [zw] and [schw] in listening and speaking.

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Key learning points

  1. Care is needed with [zw] and [schw] when listening and speaking.
  2. Reading longer texts can be a useful way to reinforce vocabulary recognition and understanding.
  3. ‘Früher’ can be used with the perfect tense to say what used to happen, e.g., 'ich habe früher Bücher gelesen'.
  4. ‘Noch nicht’ can be used with the perfect tense to say what hasn’t yet happened, e.g., 'ich habe noch nicht gegessen'.
  5. Identifying verb tenses and other important grammar points is a good strategy when translating into German.

Keywords

  • Perfect tense - verb tense that describes completed actions in the past, e.g., 'I said', 'she played'

  • Früher - adverb meaning ‘previously', in former times', 'in the past’

  • Noch nicht - adverbial phrase meaning ‘not yet’

Common misconception

The German verb for 'use' is needed when saying what used to happen.

'Used to' in German is communicated by using the adverb 'früher' - 'in the past', 'in former times'. There is no need to include a German verb for 'use'.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Which word means 'only'?
für
dich
mich
nicht
Correct answer: nur
Q2.
Match the German and English.
Correct Answer:antworten,to answer, answering

to answer, answering

Correct Answer:danken,to thank, thanking

to thank, thanking

Correct Answer:enthalten,to contain, containing

to contain, containing

Correct Answer:kriegen,to get, getting

to get, getting

Correct Answer:reisen,to travel, travelling

to travel, travelling

Correct Answer:schenken,to give, giving (as a gift)

to give, giving (as a gift)

Q3.
Match the German and English.
Correct Answer:Brief (m),letter

letter

Correct Answer:Buch (m),book

book

Correct Answer:Kino (nt),cinema

cinema

Correct Answer:Spaß (m),fun

fun

Correct Answer:Uhr (f),clock, watch

clock, watch

Correct Answer:Unterstützung (f),support

support

Q4.
Order the numbers from largest to smallest.
1 - hundert
2 - neunzig
3 - achtzig
4 - siebzig
5 - sechzig
6 - fünfzig
7 - vierzig
Q5.
Write in English: 'Ich habe Musik gehört.'
Correct Answer: I listened to music, I have listened to music
Q6.
Write in German in the perfect tense: 'She played in the park.'
Correct Answer: sie hat im Park gespielt, sie hat in dem Park gespielt

Assessment exit quiz

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4 Questions

Q1.
Which words are missing the sound [zw]?
Correct answer: ____ischen
____immen
Correct answer: ____illinge
Ge____ister
____ierig
Q2.
Which sentence includes 'used to'?
Ich habe den Film noch nicht gesehen.
Ich nutze zu Filme sehen.
Correct answer: Ich habe früher Filme gesehen.
Ich sehe immer noch Filme.
Ich habe immer Filme gesehen.
Q3.
Order the words to form a sentence.
1 - ich
2 - habe
3 - das
4 - Essen
5 - noch
6 - nicht
7 - gekauft
Q4.
Write in German: 'There was even more money.'
Correct Answer: es gab noch mehr Geld

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