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      Karrieregespräche: perfect tense strong verbs, 'mochte', 'gefallen' vs 'gemocht'

      Lesson details

      Learning outcome

      I can use irregular verbs in the perfect tense and ‘mochte’ in the imperfect tense in the context of career choices.

      Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons

      Key learning points

      1. Some past participles are irregular.
      2. In the imperfect tense, the stem of 'mögen' is 'moch-'. It still takes the regular imperfect tense endings.
      3. 'Mochte' is normally followed by a noun.
      4. In the perfect tense, ‘mögen’ becomes 'gemocht' and means ‘liked’.
      5. Use 'gefallen' in the perfect tense to mean ‘liked’. Use indirect object pronouns with 'gefallen'.

      Keywords

      • Past participle - verb form that forms the perfect tense, together with the auxiliary verb

      • Moch- - the imperfect form of the verb 'mögen'

      • Gefallen - a past participle meaning ‘liked’, used with an indirect object

      • Gemocht - the past participle of the verb 'mögen'

      Common misconception

      The imperfect tense of the modal verb 'mögen' is formed like other modal verbs.

      The stem of 'mögen' in the imperfect tense is 'moch-'. It is normally followed by a noun rather than a second verb in the infinitive.

      Teacher tip

      Learning Cycle 3 contains Higher grammar. Questions 2, 5, 6 of the exit quiz are Higher only.

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      Prior knowledge starter quiz

      6 Questions

      Q1.
      Match the German with the English.

      Correct Answer:der Fuß,foot
      Correct Answer:Herzlichen Glückwunsch (zum Geburtstag) ,Many happy returns (on your birthday)
      Correct Answer:wärmer ,warmer
      Correct Answer:euer ,your (informal, pl)
      Correct Answer:so … wie,as ... as
      Correct Answer:isst ,(you, sing informal) eat

      Q2.
      Match the German with the English.

      Correct Answer:liest ,(you, sing informal) read
      Correct Answer:siehst ,(you, sing informal) see, watch, look
      Correct Answer:sieht ,(he, she, it, one) sees, watches, looks
      Correct Answer:trifft ,(he, she, it, one) meets
      Correct Answer:Zentimeter, cm,centimetre, cm
      Correct Answer:einmal ,once

      Q3.
      The verb 'ändern' has a regular past participle. What would its past participle be?

      Correct Answer: geändert, geaendert

      Q4.
      Match the infinitives to the correct irregular past participles.

      Correct Answer:essen,gegessen
      Correct Answer:stehen,gestanden
      Correct Answer:sterben,gestorben
      Correct Answer:gewinnen,gewonnen
      Correct Answer:nehmen,genommen

      Q5.
      Which pronouns take the -te ending on modal verbs in the imperfect tense?

      Correct answer: I
      you
      Correct answer: she, he, it
      we
      they

      Q6.
      Match the indirect object pronouns to their meanings.

      Correct Answer:mir,to me
      Correct Answer:dir,to you
      Correct Answer:ihm,to him
      Correct Answer:ihr,to her
      Correct Answer:uns,to us
      Correct Answer:ihnen,to them

      6 Questions

      Q1.
      Match the German with the English.

      Correct Answer:geöffnet,opened
      Correct Answer:genommen,took, taken
      Correct Answer:ändern,to change, changing
      Correct Answer:mochte,liked
      Correct Answer:die Technik,technology
      Correct Answer:das Zeugnis,(school) report

      Q2.
      Match the German with the English.

      Correct Answer:behaupten,to maintain, claim
      Correct Answer:gekannt,knew, known
      Correct Answer:der Arbeitgeber,employer
      Correct Answer:der Arbeitnehmer,employee, worker
      Correct Answer:das Gehalt,salary, pay, earnings, wages

      Q3.
      What is the past participle of 'treffen'?

      getrefft
      getreffen
      Correct answer: getroffen
      getrifft

      Q4.
      Fill in the gap in the following sentence to say 'You liked the airport': 'Du den Flughafen'

      Correct Answer: mochtest

      Q5.
      Fill in the gap in the following sentence to say 'I liked your speech': 'Ich habe Ihre Rede .'

      Correct Answer: gemocht

      Q6.
      Sort the words below into the correct order to translate the following sentence into German: 'He didn't like the fall'. Start with the subject.

      1 - der
      2 - Fall
      3 - hat
      4 - ihm
      5 - nicht
      6 - gefallen

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