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Was möchtest du? Present and conditional 'mögen'

I can use 'mögen' and 'möcht-' to talk about what I like and would like in the context of shopping.

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Year 10
Edexcel

Was möchtest du? Present and conditional 'mögen'

I can use 'mögen' and 'möcht-' to talk about what I like and would like in the context of shopping.

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Key learning points

  1. To talk about what you like in the present tense, use the irregular verb 'mögen'.
  2. The forms of 'mögen' are: 'ich mag', 'du magst', 'er, sie, es mag', 'wir mögen', 'ihr mögt', 'Sie, sie mögen'.
  3. The conditional form of 'mögen' is 'möcht-' and this is used to talk about what you would like or would like to do.
  4. 'Möcht-' can be used without a second verb, to express what you would like: for example, in a café or when shopping.
  5. 'Möcht-' is also commonly used with a second verb in the infinitive to express future wishes.

Keywords

  • Mögen - an irregular verb, meaning 'to like, liking'

  • Möcht- - the conditional form of the verb 'mögen', meaning 'would like'

Common misconception

The verb 'mögen' takes regular verb endings.

The verb 'mögen' is irregular in the singular present tense forms, and the first and third person singular are identical: 'ich mag', 'er mag'.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Which word means 'from there' or 'therefore'?
davon
denn
dagegen
Correct answer: daher
damals
Q2.
'Er hat keine Interesse Musik.'. Write the correct missing word.
Correct Answer: an
Q3.
Match the German and English.
Correct Answer:Firma (f),firm

firm

Correct Answer:Kleider (pl),clothes

clothes

Correct Answer:Meter,metre

metre

Correct Answer:Suche,search

search

Correct Answer:Stunde,hour, lesson

hour, lesson

Correct Answer:Unternehmen (nt),company

company

Q4.
Order the words to say: 'I am really proud of my sister.'
1 - ich
2 - bin
3 - echt
4 - stolz
5 - auf
6 - meine
7 - Schwester
Q5.
Write in English: 'Das rote Hemd is zu klein.'
Correct Answer: The red shirt is too small
Q6.
Write in German: 'She is selling a skirt.'
Correct Answer: Sie verkauft einen Rock

4 Questions

Q1.
Match the pronouns and verbs.
Correct Answer:ich, er, sie, es,mag

mag

Correct Answer:du,magst

magst

Correct Answer:wir, sie, Sie,mögen

mögen

Correct Answer:ihr,mögt

mögt

Q2.
Order the words to say: 'She would like a hat and you would like a shirt.'
1 - sie möchte
2 - einen
3 - Hut
4 - und
5 - Sie möchten
6 - ein
7 - Hemd
Q3.
Write in German: 'I would like a new camera.'
Correct Answer: Ich möchte eine neue Kamera, Ich moechte eine neue Kamera
Q4.
Write in German: 'He would like to spend money.'
Correct Answer: Er möchte Geld ausgeben, Er moechte Geld ausgeben.

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