Feste: present tense weak and strong verbs
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use weak and strong verbs in the present tense and I can describe a photo of a celebration in detail.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Weak verbs in the present tense follow a regular pattern of changes, like ‘lernen’.
- Strong verbs in the present tense change their stem vowel in the ‘du’ and ‘er, sie, es’ forms: e→i, e→ie, and a→ä.
- When describing a photo, use the acronym PALM. It stands for People, Action, Location, Mood. Add your own opinions too.
- Translate the English present continuous using the German simple present when describing what is happening in a photo.
Keywords
Weak verb - a verb that follows a regular pattern of changes
Strong verb - a verb which changes its vowel in the verb stem of some of its forms
PALM - an acronym to summarise what to include in a photo description: People, Action, Location, Mood
Present continuous - present tense used in English to describe ongoing, current actions; not used in German
Simple present - present tense used to describe habitual, routine actions; the only present tense in German
Common misconception
Strong verbs follow a different pattern to weak verbs in every person of the verb.
Strong verbs only change their stem vowel in the 'du' and 'er, sie, es' forms of the verb. Otherwise they follow the regular pattern of weak verbs.
Teacher tip
For Task B1, students preparing for the Edexcel specification could choose one of the two photos to describe. Those preparing for the AQA specification could describe both photos. They do not need to cover both photos equally.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'inside, indoors'?
Q2.Match the German and English.
federal government
middle
checkout, till
charge, load
audience, public
door
Q3.Match the German and English.
to accept, assume
to hang, hanging
to remind, reminding
to get, receive
to want, wish
to hide, hiding
Q4.Order the words to say: 'I am buying a mobile phone and a plant.'
Q5.Write in English: 'Es gibt keine Listen.'
Q6.Write in German: 'My aunt was ill.'
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Match the pronouns and verbs.
mache
machst
macht
machen
Q2.Strong verbs change their stem in the __________ forms.
Q3.Order the statements according to the acronym PALM.
Q4.Write in German: 'They are buying presents.'
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