Year 9 - German
Journeys past and present: time-manner-place in the perfect tense
Positive experiences: word order and prepositions
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Unit Summary
This unit revisits a broad range of known grammar and vocabulary and introduces 'um...zu' +infinitive. New imperfect modals sollte and durfte are practised, together with further consolidation of Time-Manner-Place word order. Prepositions and cases for movement and location are consolidated.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use the correct German word order of time before manner before place when discussing trips in the past tense.
Key Notes
- Consolidating vocabulary in different contexts is an important skill which needs regular practice.
- Some words have more than one meaning and it is important to use context to select the correct meaning
- German adverbs in a sentence follow the order time before manner before place, abbreviated to TMP.
- TMP, in German wann-wie-wo, applies in all tenses.
- In the perfect tense, the past partiple goes at the sentence end after the TMP elements.
Vocabulary To Learn
- time-manner-place (TMP): the order of adverbs in a German sentence - time before manner before place, abbreviated to TMP
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Although some German words have more than one meaning, most of them have a main meaning and it's not important to know the other meanings.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
Consolidating vocabulary in different contexts is an important skill which needs regular practice. Some words have more than one meaning and it is important to use context to select the correct meaning.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'time-manner-place (TMP)'
the order of adverbs in a German sentence - time before manner before place, abbreviated to TMP. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: Although some German words have more than one meaning, most of them have a main meaning and it's not important to know the other meanings. Correction: Some very frequent words have several different meanings, all of them commonly used. It is important to know the meanings and to use context to select the right meaning. For example, 'vor' can mean 'in front of', 'before' and 'ago'.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Answering the question 'Why?': two-verb structures with 'um ... zu' Study Guide
- Journeys past and present: time-manner-place word order in the present tense Study Guide
- Make changes at home: prepositions and verbs of location and movement Study Guide
- Why? Two-verb structures with 'um ... zu', imperfect modals 'durfte', 'sollte' Study Guide
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