Year 11 - German
Energiekrise in Deutschland: future vs conditional, 2-verb rule
Lifestyle and wellbeing: Meine Welt
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Unit Summary
This unit revisits a range of known grammar in the context of social and global inequalities. The future and conditional tenses are reactivated. 'Nach' and 'nachdem', 'vor' and 'bevor' are revisited. Word order 3 with conjunctions ob, sobald, solange, bis and damit are practised.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use the future tense and conditional, applying the 2-verb rule when discussing the energy crisis in Germany and possible solutions.
Key Notes
- To form the future tense, use the present tense of werden to mean 'will, going to' and an infinitive verb at the end.
- To form the conditional, use the conditional form of 'werden' ('würd-') meaning 'would' and an infinitive at the end.
- In the 2-verb rule the 2nd (infinitive) verb is at the end of the sentence; second-last place in subordinate clauses.
- 'Haben' and 'sein' are 'hätte' (would have) and 'wäre' (would be) in the conditional and don't need a 2nd infinitive.
Vocabulary To Learn
- werden: verb used with a 2nd verb in the infinitive to form the future tense
- würde: form of 'werden' meaning would, used with a 2nd infinitive to express a conditional idea
- hätte: form of 'haben' meaning 'would have' which expresses a conditional idea
- wäre: form of 'sein' meaning 'would be' which expresses a conditional idea
- conditional: grammar structure expressing what you would do or what might happen in the future
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Always use 'würd-' and a 2nd (infinitive) verb at the end of the sentence to mean 'would'.
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, going to' and an infinitive verb at the end. To form the conditional, use the conditional form of 'werden' ('würd-') meaning 'would' and an infinitive at the end.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'werden'
verb used with a 2nd verb in the infinitive to form the future tense. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: Always use 'würd-' and a 2nd (infinitive) verb at the end of the sentence to mean 'would'. Correction: This works for many verbs, but 'haben' and 'sein' have their own forms - 'hätte' ('would have') and 'wäre' ('would be'). No second infinitive is required.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Armut in Deutschland: 'bis' as preposition, 'bis' and 'wenn' as conjunctions Study Guide
- Biodiversität: definite and indefinite articles after prepositions, da-compounds Study Guide
- Das Leben mit Behinderung: stem changes in present tense weak verbs Study Guide
- Die Umwelt: word order with questions, questions with wo-compounds Study Guide
- Diskriminerung im Alltag: 'damit' da-compound vs 'damit' conjunction Study Guide
- Du siehst nicht krank aus: word order in 2-verb structures with conjunctions Study Guide
- Gemeinsam statt einsam: prepositions vor, nach and conjunctions bevor, nachdem Study Guide
- Meine Welt - Platz für alle: extended listening and spoken production Study Guide
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