Year 10 - German
Heidi: perfect tense -ieren verbs, perfect tense with adverbs
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Unit Summary
This unit revisits the perfect tense of '-ieren' verbs, the use and translation of perfect tense with adverbs of time. Pupils learn to add -er to a verb stem to create male agent nouns, extending their ability to manipulate known and new vocabulary when talking about role models.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use -ieren verbs and adverbs in the perfect tense to talk more precisely about past events in the context of well-known German literature.
Key Notes
- The past participles of '-ieren' verbs don't start with 'ge-'. They end with '-iert'.
- Use adverbs like 'nie', 'schon', and 'noch nicht' with the perfect tense to provide more information.
- Many '-ieren' verbs are near cognates.
Vocabulary To Learn
- -ieren verbs: verbs which end in 'ieren'; for example, 'fotografieren', 'studieren'
- time adverbials: adverbs or adverbial phrases which denote time; for example, 'nie', 'schon', 'noch nicht'
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Past participles of -ieren verbs start with 'ge-' like most other past participles.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
The past participles of '-ieren' verbs don't start with 'ge-'. They end with '-iert'. Use adverbs like 'nie', 'schon', and 'noch nicht' with the perfect tense to provide more information.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. '-ieren verbs'
verbs which end in 'ieren'; for example, 'fotografieren', 'studieren'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: Past participles of -ieren verbs start with 'ge-' like most other past participles. Correction: Unlike most other past participles, most German -'ieren' verbs act like some other weak German verbs, meaning that they do not have 'ge' at the beginning of their participles (for example, verbs beginning with 'be', 'er', and 'ver').
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