Compare lifestyles: present tense strong verbs 1st and 3rd person singular
Learning outcomes
I can recognise stem changes in strong verbs between the 1st and 3rd person singular forms, and I can understand short texts which contain familiar weak, irregular and strong verbs.
I can pronounce key vowel sounds.
Compare lifestyles: present tense strong verbs 1st and 3rd person singular
Learning outcomes
I can recognise stem changes in strong verbs between the 1st and 3rd person singular forms, and I can understand short texts which contain familiar weak, irregular and strong verbs.
I can pronounce key vowel sounds.
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Key learning points
- A strong verb changes its vowel in the verb stem of the 'sie', 'er', 'es' forms of the verb.
- There is no vowel change in the ‘ich’ form of strong verbs.
- Only verbs with a 'a' or 'e' in their verb stem can be strong.
- Verb stems with 'a' change to 'ä' and those with 'e' become 'i' or 'ie'.
- Use reference materials to learn which verbs are strong.
Keywords
Strong verb - a verb which changes its vowel in the verb stem of some of its forms
Verb stem - part of the verb that appears in all forms, created by removing the ending of the infinitive
Common misconception
There are no rules to help you learn which verbs are strong and have a vowel change in their stem.
Only verbs with an 'a' or 'e' in their stem can be strong.
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