Meine Mannschaft: stem changes 't' not 'st', 'e' before 't'/'st', 'el' stem
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use a range of present tense verbs, including those with small changes to the stem, to discuss sport and free-time pursuits.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Weak verbs follow a regular pattern of changes in the present tense.
- For verbs stems ending in 'd', ‘t', 'm' or 'n', add 'e' before the ending in the 'du', 'er/sie/es' and 'ihr' forms.
- For verb stems ending in 's', 'ß', 'x' or 'z', add just 't' instead of 'st' in the 'du' form.
- 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.
Teacher tip
Repeating speaking activities immediately, once or more, improves fluency and deepens vocabulary knowledge. Task B4 could be repeated with different pairings within a class, or with the same pairings and reduced support.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.The tense describes what is happening now or habitual events.
Q2.Which of these is the verb stem?
Q3.Match the German and English.
village
woman
money
performance
surroundings
car
Q4.Match the German and English.
to arrive, arriving
to dream, dreaming
to sit, sitting
to collect, collecting
to close, closing
to save, saving
Q5.Order the words to say: 'Exercise is very important to me.'
Q6.Translate into English: 'Radfahren macht Spaß.'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German and English.
visit
team
role, roll
competition
novel
round, lap
Q2.Sort the words below into the correct order to form the following sentence: 'The TV programme was not successful.'
Q3.Match up the sentence halves about different types of verbs.
follow a regular pattern of changes in the present tense.
add just ‘t’ instead of ‘st’ in the ‘du’ form.
lose the ‘e’ in the first person singular of the present tense.
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?
Q5.Translate the following into German: 'I change'.
Q6.Translate the following into German: 'You draw'.
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