Ask about activities: present tense strong verbs 1st and 2nd person singular
Learning outcomes
I can read, listen and respond to longer texts about activities, which include weak, irregular and strong verbs in the 1st and 2nd person singular forms of the present tense.
I can correctly pronounce [eu].
Ask about activities: present tense strong verbs 1st and 2nd person singular
Learning outcomes
I can read, listen and respond to longer texts about activities, which include weak, irregular and strong verbs in the 1st and 2nd person singular forms of the present tense.
I can correctly pronounce [eu].
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Lesson details
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Key learning points
- [eu] is pronounced as in 'Deutschland' and sounds the same as [äu].
- Strong verbs change the vowel in their stem in the 2nd and 3rd person singular forms.
- Only verbs with an 'a' or e' in their stem can be strong.
- Swap the position of the subject and verb in a statement and add a question word to the start to form an open question.
Keywords
[eu] - pronounced as in 'Deutschland'
Strong verb - a verb which changes its vowel in the verb stem of some of its forms
Open question - question starting with a wh- word that has more information in the answer than ‘yes’ or ‘no’
Common misconception
There is no vowel change in the 2nd person singular 'du' present tense forms of strong verbs.
The vowel in the stem of strong verbs with an 'a' or 'e' in their stem will change in the 2nd person singular 'du' present tense form.
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Exit quiz
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