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

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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].

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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].

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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'.

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6 Questions

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

Correct Answer:Wiederholen!,Repeat!
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Repeat!

Correct Answer:Antworten!,Answer!
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Answer!

Correct Answer:Zeigen!,Show!
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Show!

Correct Answer:Sprechen!,Speak!
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Speak!

Correct Answer:Schreiben!,Write!
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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
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-e

Correct Answer:du,-st
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-st

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

Correct Answer:Schlagzeug (nt),drum
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drum

Correct Answer:Einzelkind (nt),only child
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only child

Correct Answer:türkisch,Turkish
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Turkish

Correct Answer:immer,always
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always

Correct Answer:Angst vor,fear of
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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.

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