Abenteuer im Ausland: perfect tense stem changes, perfect tense questions
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can form the past participles of strong verbs with stem changes, and I can ask questions in the perfect tense about a past trip or experience.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Strong verbs form past participles with 'ge-' and '-en' in the perfect tense.
- Some verbs have a vowel change in their past participle, such as 'ei' → 'ie', 'ie' → 'o', 'i' → 'u' or 'e' → 'o'.
- To form a closed question in the perfect tense, swap the position of 'haben' or 'sein' with the subject.
- For open questions in the perfect tense, place a question word before 'haben' or 'sein'; the subject follows.
Keywords
Strong verb (perfect tense) - verb whose past participle adds ‘-en’ and often changes the stem vowel, e.g., 'geflogen'
Past participle - verb form that forms the perfect tense, together with the auxiliary verb
Closed question - a question which can be answered with yes/no, formed by inverting the subject and verb in a sentence
Open question - a question starting with a wh- word, followed by word order 2
Common misconception
Verbs with inseparable prefixes do not change when forming their past participle.
Verbs with inseparable prefixes do not add 'ge-' when forming their past participle, but many do have vowel changes, e.g., 'vermeiden' becomes 'vermieden', 'empfehlen' becomes 'empfohlen'.
Teacher tip
The texts used for Task B2 could also be used to produce questions seeking futher information, as an alternative task or an extension to produce questions for the information given in the texts.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.'Geschlossen' is ...
Q2.Match the German and English.
apple
train, railway, way
bridge
horse
silence, peace
lakes, seas
Q3.Match the German and English.
to decrease, lose weight
to decide, deciding
to get, fetch
to avoid, avoiding
to throw, throwing
to increase, gain weight
Q4.Order the words to say: 'Unfortunately he died last week.'
Q5.Write in English: 'Ich habe das Bild selber gemalt.'
Q6.Write in German: 'We celebrated together.'
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What is the past participle of 'verschwinden'?
Q2.Order the words to form an open question.
Q3.Order the words to form a closed question.
Q4.Write in German: 'I sang' in the perfect tense.
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