a vowel pronounced for a longer duration, as in the [a] in 'sagen'

subject pronoun meaning 'she' when used with a singular verb or 'they' with a plural verb

a verb which changes its vowel in the verb stem of some of its forms

Tongue twister 1 - auf dem Rasen rasen Hasen, atmen rasselnd durch die Nasen.

Tongue twister 2 - fromme Frösche fressen frische Frühlingszwiebeln ...

B1 - 1 Sie bleiben nicht zu Hause.

B1 - 2 Sie spielen in einer Band.

B1 - 3 Sie schreibt die Musik.

B1 - 4 Sie fahren nach Österreich.

B1 - 5 Sie geben ein Konzert in Wien.

B1 - 6 Sie nehmen den Zug.

B1 - 7 Sie schläft im Zug.

B1 - 8 Sie lässt die Noten zu Hause!

B2 - 1 Wolfgang und Mia haben ...

B2 - 2 Wolfgang fährt mit Freunden ...

B2 - 3 Wolfgang und Mia spielen ...

B2 - 4 Deshalb kann er ...

B2 - 5 Sie hat Angst! ...

B2 - 6 Eins, zwei, drei, vier! ...

B2 - 7 Mia und Wolfgang laufen danach ...

B2 - 8 Sie fahren schließlich beide nach Hause ...

B2 - full text

Narrate other people's actions: present tense weak and strong verbs

German

This unit provides pupils with the knowledge to use strong verbs accurately in the present tense (singular) and to apply this knowledge alongside weak verbs in questions, answers and narration (3rd person singular and plural). Pupils practise sound-symbol correspondences [v], [au], [r] and [eu].

Friends and family: weak and strong verbs singular and 3rd person plural

Which of the words below could be examples of the 3rd person plural present tense?

Translate the following sentence into German: 'They do not run very often.'

Translate the following sentence into German: 'She forgets the homework.'

Which of these words contain a long vowel?

a verb that follows a regular pattern of changes

a verb that doesn't follow any pattern of changes

a verb of necessity or possibility (must, can, want) used with an infinitive

Which of the verbs below are strong verbs and change their vowel in the verb stem of the 2nd and 3rd person singular forms?

Match the German and English subject pronouns.

Translate the following sentence into German: 'She takes a biscuit.'

Starter Quiz