Würdest du Veganer werden? Conditional with 'würde', 'hätte', 'wäre', 'sollte'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use the conditional with 'würde' alongside 'hätte', 'wäre' and 'sollte' to discuss choices related to health.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- To say what you would do, use 'würde' to mean ‘would’ and an infinitive verb at the end of the clause.
- Use 'würde' plus 'gern' to talk about what you would like to do and 'würde' plus 'lieber' to say what you would prefer.
- Use 'hätte' to mean ‘would have’, and 'wäre' to mean ‘would be’. No infinitive verb is needed, unlike with 'würde'.
- 'Sollte' is the conditional form of the modal verb ‘sollen’. It is used to convey what we ‘ought to’ or ‘should’ do.
Keywords
Conditional - grammar structure expressing what you would do or what might happen
Würde - form of 'werden' meaning 'would', used with a 2nd verb in the infinitive to express a conditional idea
Hätte - form of 'haben' meaning ‘would have’
Wäre - form of 'sein' meaning ‘would be’
Sollte - conditional form of modal verb 'sollen', used to express advice or recommendations
Common misconception
Use 'würde' whenever you want to say 'would'.
'Würde' works in most cases, but for the conditional with 'haben' and 'sein', we usually use 'hätte' ('I would have') and 'wäre' ('I would be').
Teacher tip
It might be helpful for students to have the questions from Task B2 in front of them when carrying out the speaking task for Task C2. More able students, though, might enjoy creating their own conditional questions.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these words means 'enough'?
Q2.Match the German and English.
vegetables
body
team
fruit
animal
choice, election
Q3.Match the German and English.
to train, educate
to turn, turning
to raise, increase
to establish, detect, determine
to suggest, suggesting
to change, changing
Q4.Order the words to say: 'In summer, you can do lots of sport.'
Q5.Write in English: 'Wir schwimmen im Meer.'
Q6.Write in German: 'He is cooking the food.'
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.Match the German and English.
would
would like
would prefer
would have
would be
should, ought to
Q2.'Ich __________ Pommes essen.'. Which word or phrase does not fit in the gap?
Q3.Order the words to form a conditional sentence starting with 'wenn'.
Q4.Write in German: 'She would drink water.'
Q5.Write in German: 'You should play tennis.'
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