task A1 1

task A1 2

task A1 3

task A1 4

task A1 5

task A1 6

pronounced soft as in 'ich' or hard as in 'Buch'

created by removing '-en' from the end of the infinitive

task C2 B

task C2 C

task C2 D

task C2 E

task C2 F

What you do at home: present tense (weak verbs) 1st and 2nd person singular

German

This unit introduces pupils to verb infinitives and the patterns for weak (regular) high frequency verbs in the 1st and 3rd persons singular. Pupils learn how to use them in familiar contexts at school and at home. They practise sound-symbol correspondences long and short [o] and [i].

Life at home: present tense (singular) weak verbs

Match the German words or phrases below to the correct English translations.

Where should frequency adverbs be placed?

Form the 2nd person singular present tense of the verb 'gehen'.

What happens to the 2nd person singular verb form if a verb stem ends in a '-z'?

Match the German words below to the correct English translations.

a verb that follows a regular pattern of changes

a verb that follows an irregular pattern of changes

the form of the verb found in the dictionary

Fill in the gap in the following sentence with an appropriate conjunction to link the two sentence parts together: 'Ich habe da eine Flasche {{}} ein Buch.'

Rewrite the following statement to make it a closed (yes/no) question: 'Er hat eine Lieblingsband.'

Starter Quiz