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Meine Mannschaft: stem changes 't' not 'st', 'e' before 't'/'st', 'el' stem

I can use a range of present tense verbs, including those with small changes to the stem, to discuss sport and free-time pursuits.

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Meine Mannschaft: stem changes 't' not 'st', 'e' before 't'/'st', 'el' stem

I can use a range of present tense verbs, including those with small changes to the stem, to discuss sport and free-time pursuits.

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Key learning points

  1. Weak verbs follow a regular pattern of changes in the present tense.
  2. For verbs stems ending in 'd', ‘t', 'm' or 'n', add 'e' before the ending in the 'du', 'er/sie/es' and 'ihr' forms.
  3. For verb stems ending in 's', 'ß', 'x' or 'z', add just 't' instead of 'st' in the 'du' form.
  4. For stems ending in -el, remove the 'e' in the first person singular of the present tense.

Keywords

  • Weak verb - a verb that follows a regular pattern of changes

  • Stem - part of the verb that appears in all forms, created by removing the 'en' or 'n' ending of the infinitive

Common misconception

For verb stems ending in ‘-el’, remove the 'e' from the stem in all present tense forms.

For verb stems ending in ‘-el’, remove the 'e' from the stem in the first person singular of the present tense only.


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6 Questions

Q1.
The tense describes what is happening now or habitual events.
Correct Answer: present
Q2.
Which of these is the verb stem?
spielen
Correct answer: spiel-
gespielt
-en
Q3.
Match the German and English.
Correct Answer:Dorf (n),village

village

Correct Answer:Frau (f),woman

woman

Correct Answer:Geld (n),money

money

Correct Answer:Leistung (f),performance

performance

Correct Answer:Umgebung (f),surroundings

surroundings

Correct Answer:Auto (n),car

car

Q4.
Match the German and English.
Correct Answer:ankommen,to arrive, arriving

to arrive, arriving

Correct Answer:träumen,to dream, dreaming

to dream, dreaming

Correct Answer:sitzen,to sit, sitting

to sit, sitting

Correct Answer:sammeln,to collect, collecting

to collect, collecting

Correct Answer:schließen,to close, closing

to close, closing

Correct Answer:retten,to save, saving

to save, saving

Q5.
Order the words to say: 'Exercise is very important to me.'
2 - Bewegung
3 - ist
4 - mir
5 - sehr
6 - wichtig
Q6.
Translate into English: 'Radfahren macht Spaß.'
Correct Answer: Cycling is fun., Riding a bike is fun., Bike riding is fun.

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the German and English.
Correct Answer:Besuch (m),visit

visit

Correct Answer:Mannschaft (f),team

team

Correct Answer:Rolle (f),role, roll

role, roll

Correct Answer:Wettbewerb (m),competition

competition

Correct Answer:Roman (m),novel

novel

Correct Answer:Runde (f),round, lap

round, lap

Q2.
Sort the words below into the correct order to form the following sentence: 'The TV programme was not successful.'
1 - die
2 - Sendung
3 - war
4 - nicht
5 - erfolgreich
Q3.
Match up the sentence halves about different types of verbs.
Correct Answer:Weak verbs,follow a regular pattern of changes in the present tense.

follow a regular pattern of changes in the present tense.

Correct Answer:Verb stems ending in ‘s’, ‘ß’, ‘x’, ‘z’,add just ‘t’ instead of ‘st’ in the ‘du’ form.

add just ‘t’ instead of ‘st’ in the ‘du’ form.

Correct Answer:Verb stems ending in ‘-el’,lose the ‘e’ in the first person singular of the present tense.

lose the ‘e’ in the first person singular of the present tense.

Correct Answer:Verb stems ending in ‘d’ or ‘t’,add ‘e’ before the ending in the ‘du’, ‘er, sie, es’ and ‘ihr’ forms.

add ‘e’ before the ending in the ‘du’, ‘er, sie, es’ and ‘ihr’ forms.

Q4.
Which of these are entirely regular weak verbs in the present tense?
Correct answer: schreiben
bieten
Correct answer: brauchen
tanzen
finden
Q5.
Translate the following into German: 'I change'.
Correct Answer: Ich wechsle., Ich wechsle
Q6.
Translate the following into German: 'You draw'.
Correct Answer: Du zeichnest., Du zeichnest

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