What I do at school: infinitives, present tense 3rd person singular
Learning outcomes
I can recognise the infinitive of a verb and can form the 3rd person singular from the infinitive in the context of school activities.
I can pronounce the long and short [o] correctly.
What I do at school: infinitives, present tense 3rd person singular
Learning outcomes
I can recognise the infinitive of a verb and can form the 3rd person singular from the infinitive in the context of school activities.
I can pronounce the long and short [o] correctly.
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Key learning points
- [o] can be either short (followed by 2 consonants) or long (followed by a single consonant, double vowel or 'h').
- The infinitive of a verb is the form listed in the dictionary. In German, it usually ends in 'en'.
- The short form of the verb (3rd person singular) is used to talk about 'he' or 'she'.
- Remove 'en' from the infinitive and add a 't' for the 3rd person singular of most verbs.
- German has one present tense. English has two present tenses, e.g., 'er macht' can mean 'he does' or 'he is doing'.
Keywords
[o] - pronounced as in 'Wo?' or 'Kopf'
Infinitive - the dictionary form of a verb
3rd person singular - the short form of a verb, used to say what he/she does or is doing
Common misconception
The present continuous, e.g., ‘He is doing’ is translated as ‘Er ist machen’.
There is only one present tense in German. ‘Er macht’ = ‘He does / He is doing’.
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