Year 10 - German
Berufe: 'werden' + infinitive, wh-questions in future and conditional tenses
Studying and my future: Aufwachsen, Altersgrenzen und Zukunftspläne
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Unit Summary
This unit revisits a wide range of grammar, including modal verbs, the future tense, two-verb structures. It introduces the conditional 'würd-' with gern and lieber and 'hätte' and wäre'. Pupils learn to distinguish müssen vs sollen, and dürfen vs können regarding responsibilites and future plans.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use 'werden' with the infinitive to discuss your future plans.
Key Notes
- To form the future tense, use the present tense of 'werden' to mean 'will' and an infinitive verb at the end.
- To ask an open question in the future, use a question word followed by a form of 'werden', followed by the subject.
- To ask an open question with 'möcht-', use a question word followed by a form of 'möcht-', followed by the subject.
Vocabulary To Learn
- werden: used with a 2nd verb to express the future: 'ich werde arbeiten' - 'I will work'
- möcht-: the conditional form of the verb 'mögen', meaning 'would like'
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- 'Ich will' in German means 'I will' in English.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
To form the future tense, use the present tense of 'werden' to mean 'will' and an infinitive verb at the end. To ask an open question in the future, use a question word followed by a form of 'werden', followed by the subject.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'werden'
used with a 2nd verb to express the future: 'ich werde arbeiten' - 'I will work'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: 'Ich will' in German means 'I will' in English. Correction: 'Ich will' (from the verb 'wollen') means 'I want to', but is a common false friend. The future tense in German needs 'werden' with a 2nd verb in the infinitive.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Berufserfahrung: 'Sie', 'Ihnen', interrogatives 'wer', 'wen', 'wem' Study Guide
- Berufserfahrung: verbs with indirect objects, dative pronouns Study Guide
- Das Pfandsystem: word order with 'wenn', inversion, plural nouns Study Guide
- Hitzefrei: 'müssen' vs 'sollen', 'sollen' vs 'sollte' Study Guide
- Junge Deutsche: neuter adjectival nouns, nominalisation, adjectival agreement Study Guide
- Junge Deutsche: telling the time, uses of 'es' Study Guide
- Junge Deutsche: weak plural masculine nouns, feminine person nouns Study Guide
- Meine Pläne: adding -er to verb stems for male agent nouns, extended writing Study Guide
- Pläne: word order with 'sobald', 'solange' and 'wenn' Study Guide
- Was darf man ab wann? 'Dürfen' vs 'können', wh- questions and modal verbs Study Guide
- Wenn ich 16 bin: würd- with gern and lieber, imperfect subjunctive hätte, wäre Study Guide
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