Englisch lernen: 'haben', present tense weak verbs, negation with nicht and kein
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use present tense weak verbs, 'nicht' and 'kein' to talk about learning a language.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Nominative case is for nouns with sein, heißen and werden; accusative case is for object nouns with all other verbs.
- The verb 'haben' is irregular.
- Present tense weak verbs are formed like 'lernen'.
- 'Nicht' negates before the definite article (meaning 'not the'), adjectives, possessives, proper nouns and after verbs.
- For negation before nouns, 'kein' replaces the indefinite article to mean 'not a', 'no'.
Keywords
Nominative - the case used for the subject of a sentence
Accusative - the case used for the object of a sentence
Nicht - the adverb 'not', which negates the definite article ‘the’
Kein - the negative determiner 'not a', 'no', that replaces the indefinite article ‘a/an’ before nouns
Common misconception
'Nicht' means 'not' when negating in all German sentences.
'Nicht' negates in many sentences, but 'kein' replaces the indefinite article 'a/an' to negate nouns. For example, 'I have no car', and 'I haven't got a car' are both 'Ich habe kein Auto' in German.
Teacher tip
Give plentiful examples of negative sentences with 'nicht' or 'kein' in the classroom, and encourage pupils to create their own examples in regular classroom conversation and across other contexts.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match these German words to their English meanings.
present
past
sense, meaning
to teach, teaching
clear, clearly
tone, sound
Q2.Which of the following words are masculine?
Q3.Put the words below in the correct order to complete this sentence: 'The definite article in English is '__________'. In German, the definite article matches the '__________' of the '__________'.'
Q4.Match the articles below to the correct English definitions.
definite articles, nominative case
definite articles, accusative case
indefinite articles, nominative case
indefinite articles, accusative case
Q5.Complete this sentence: 'The subject in German uses the __________ case and the object uses the __________ case. The verbs __________, __________, __________ always takes the __________ case.'
Q6.Order the indefinite articles to complete this sentence: 'Das ist __________ Hobby (n). Ich habe online __________ Website (f) über das Deutschlernen gefunden. Das macht __________ Unterschied (m).'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the following English words to their German meanings.
die Bedeutung
die Reihe
der Ton
plötzlich
nah, nahe
gar nicht
Q2.The nominative case is always used after which of the following verbs?
Q3.Which statement below correctly defines the use of the accusative case?
Q4.Match these uses of 'nicht' to the appropriate rules for using 'nicht'.
use 'nicht' before an adjective
use 'nicht' before a definite article
use 'nicht' before a proper noun
use 'nicht' after a verb or clause
Q5.'Kein' is used instead of the article to mean 'not a' or 'no'.
Q6.Correctly order the words below to complete this sentence: 'Das macht __________ Unterschied (m)! Wenn man __________ Fremdsprache (f) hat, ist es ___________ einfach, im Ausland zu arbeiten.'
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