present tense used to describe habitual, routine actions; the only present tense in German

present tense used in English to describe ongoing, current actions; not used in German

A1 - 1 ja

A1 - 2 die Jeans

A1 - 3 das Jahr

A1 - 4 der Job

A1 - 5 jetzt

A1 - 6 jedoch

A1 - 7 der Junge

B2 - 1 Ja, ich mag Berlin sehr. Ich finde es hier toll!

B2 - 2 Hier gibt es viele Parks, Kinos und Museen. Berlin hat alles!

B2 - 3 Heute gehe ich nochmal in die Stadt.

B2 - 4 Das Haus ist sehr angenehm, und mein Zimmer ist schön.

B2 - 5 Ja, ich laufe jeden Tag. Wolfgang und ich laufen zusammen.

B2 - 6 Wolfgangs Oma kocht. Ich esse viel zu viel! Das Essen hier ist lecker.

B2 - 7 Am Sonntag komme ich nach Hause. Ich bin ein bisschen traurig!

B3 - full transcript Q&A

Talking with friends: questions, simple present and present continuous

German

This unit deepens pupils' knowledge of their verb lexicon. It consolidates their understanding of the English present simple and present continuous to translate the German present tense, with practice in both question and statement forms. Pupils practise the sound-symbol correspondence [j]

Friendship: weak and irregular verbs, simple v. continuous

Which of these words is pronounced with an English 'j' sound, not a German [j]?

Sort the words below into the correct order to form a closed question.

Choose the correct translation for the following sentence: 'When do you play tennis?'

'Sie fährt jetzt Rad.'. Which tense is needed to complete the translation of this sentence? 'She __________ a bike.'

Translate the following sentence into German: 'I'm listening to music now.'

Fill in the gap in the following sentence: '__________ redest du mit Freunden?' Choose the correct word.

Sort the words below into the correct order to form a sentence in word order 1.

Which of these statements are in word order 2 (adverb - verb - subject - noun)?

Match each German word to the correct category.

Translate the following sentence into English: 'Ich lese Bücher.'

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Talking with friends: questions, simple present and present continuous

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.