Year 9 - German
What you did for and with others: perfect tense
Desires, plans and priorities: 'möcht-' future and use of infinitive
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Unit Summary
This unit extends knowledge of the future tense for all persons, and introduces 'möcht-' , with nouns and in two-verb structures. Using the infinite with 'es ist' + adjective, zu + infinitive extends pupils' ability to give views and opinions. Prepositions with accusative and dative are revisited.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use the perfect tense to say what happened between people in the past.
Key Notes
- Reading is a good way to strengthen word knowledge and can be done in a range of ways.
- The perfect tense is formed with a present tense part of 'haben' or 'sein' and a past participle.
- Many past participles are formed by adding ge- to the start of the verb stem and -t to the end.
- For verbs starting with be-, er- and ver- , the past participle does not have the prefix ge-.
- Strong verbs in the perfect tense form the past participle by adding -en; they often have a vowel change too.
Vocabulary To Learn
- perfect tense: a verb tense that describes completed actions in the past, e.g., 'I said', 'she played'
- strong verb (perfect tense): a verb whose past participle adds 'en' and often changes the stem vowel, e.g., 'gesungen'
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- All German past participles have the prefix ge-.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
Reading is a good way to strengthen word knowledge and can be done in a range of ways. The perfect tense is formed with a present tense part of 'haben' or 'sein' and a past participle.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'perfect tense'
a verb tense that describes completed actions in the past, e.g., 'I said', 'she played'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: All German past participles have the prefix ge-. Correction: German verbs starting with be-, ver- and er- do not have the prefix ge- added for the past participle, e.g., 'besucht' - 'visited' or 'verdient' - 'earnt'.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Christmas market: 'alle', 'jed-', 'dies-' and 'welch-' Study Guide
- Future plans: plural future tense 'werden' + infinitive, two-verb structures Study Guide
- What I would like: 'möcht-' in one- and two-verb structures Study Guide
- What is important in life: infinitive uses, verbs capitalised as nouns Study Guide
- What is important: infinitive uses, 'es ist' + adjective, 'zu' + infinitive Study Guide
- What you do for and with others: prepositions 'ohne', 'für', 'mit', and 'von' Study Guide
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