icon-background-square
New
New
Year 7

What I do and what we do: present tense 1st person plural weak verbs

Learning outcomes

I can say what I do by myself and with others using the present tense and give details using adverbs.

I can correctly pronounce [v].

icon-background-square
New
New
Year 7

What I do and what we do: present tense 1st person plural weak verbs

Learning outcomes

I can say what I do by myself and with others using the present tense and give details using adverbs.

I can correctly pronounce [v].

warning

These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Switch to our new teaching resources now - designed by teachers and leading subject experts, and tested in classrooms.

Lesson details

Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons

Key learning points

  1. [v] is pronounced as in 'vor'.
  2. The 1st person plural 'wir' present tense ending for weak verbs is '-en'.
  3. The 1st person plural 'wir' present tense form of a weak verb looks identical to the infinitive.
  4. Adverbs are used after the verb.
  5. Add a capital letter to change an adjective into a noun. Its grammatical gender will be neuter.

Keywords

  • [v] - pronounced as in 'vor'

  • Wir - 1st person plural subject pronoun meaning 'we'

  • Adverb - word that describes a verb or an adjective

Common misconception

[v] is pronounced like the English 'v'.

[v] is pronounced like an English 'f'. [w] sounds like an English 'v'.


To help you plan your year 7 german lesson on: What I do and what we do: present tense 1st person plural weak verbs, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...

Use mini whiteboards during Task A1 to increase pace and check understanding.
speech-bubble
Teacher tip
equipment-required

Equipment

copyright

Licence

This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2025), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

Lesson video

Loading...

Some of our videos, including non-English language videos, do not have captions.

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the German words below to the correct English translations.
Correct Answer:Zuhören!,Listen!
tick

Listen!

Correct Answer:Wiederholen!,Repeat!
tick

Repeat!

Correct Answer:Antworten!,Answer!
tick

Answer!

Correct Answer:Zeigen!,Show!
tick

Show!

Correct Answer:Sprechen!,Speak!
tick

Speak!

Correct Answer:Schreiben!,Write!
tick

Write!

Q2.
Which of these words contain a [w] sound?
vier
Vater
Correct answer: Welt
Correct answer: Wasser
Correct answer: schwimmen
Q3.
What is an adverb?
Correct answer: a word that describes a verb or an adjective
a word that means 'a' or 'an'
a word that means 'the'
a different type of word order
Q4.
Match the subject pronouns to the correct present tense verb endings.
Correct Answer:ich,-e
tick

-e

Correct Answer:du,-st
tick

-st

Correct Answer:sie, er, es,-t
tick

-t

Q5.
Translate the following sentence into English: 'Ich arbeite freiwillig.'
Correct Answer: I work voluntarily., I am working voluntarily., I volunteer., I am volunteering.
Q6.
Translate the following sentence into German: 'He is learning foreign languages.'
Correct Answer: Er lernt Fremdsprachen.

6 Questions

Q1.
Which of these statements is correct?
[v] sounds like the English 'v'
[v] sounds like the English 'w'
Correct answer: [v] sounds like the English 'f'
Q2.
Match the German words below to the correct English translations.
Correct Answer:Moschee (f),mosque
tick

mosque

Correct Answer:Schlagzeug (nt),drum
tick

drum

Correct Answer:Einzelkind (nt),only child
tick

only child

Correct Answer:türkisch,Turkish
tick

Turkish

Correct Answer:immer,always
tick

always

Correct Answer:Angst vor,fear of
tick

fear of

Q3.
Translate the following sentence into English: 'Wir haben viel gemeinsam.'
Correct Answer: We have a lot in common., We have lots in common.
Q4.
Complete the following sentence using the correct form of 'spielen': 'Mehmet und Wolf Tennis.'
Correct Answer: spielen
Q5.
Put the words below in the correct order to form a German sentence.
1 - wir
2 - lernen
3 - zusammen
4 - Deutsch
Q6.
Translate the following sentence into German: 'We both sing very well.'
Correct Answer: Wir singen beide sehr gut.

Additional material

Download additional material