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Talking with friends: 'haben' and 'sein'

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I can use the present tense forms of 'sein' and 'haben' when communicating with my friends.

I can correctly pronounce [j].

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Talking with friends: 'haben' and 'sein'

Learning outcomes

I can use the present tense forms of 'sein' and 'haben' when communicating with my friends.

I can correctly pronounce [j].

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Key learning points

  1. [j] is pronounced as in 'ja'. Loan words from English beginning with 'j' are pronounced like the English 'j' in 'jeans'.
  2. 'Sein' is an irregular verb meaning 'to be': 'ich bin; du bist; sie, er, es ist; wir sind; sie sind'.
  3. 'Haben' is an irregular verb meaning 'to have': 'ich habe; du hast; sie, er, es hat; wir haben; sie haben'.

Keywords

  • [j] - pronounced as in 'ja'

  • Sein - irregular verb meaning 'to be'

  • Haben - irregular verb meaning 'to have'

Common misconception

'Haben' is a weak verb.

'Haben' is an irregular verb because it does not follow a regular pattern of changes in the same way a weak verb does, even if the 'ich', 'wir' and 'sie' (they) forms look like weak verbs.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Which of these are loan words that you recognise from English?
Arzt (m)
Correct answer: Plan (m)
Correct answer: Computer (m)
Boden (m)
Correct answer: Theater (nt)
Q2.
Match the German and English.
Correct Answer:sein,to be, being
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to be, being

Correct Answer:haben,to have, having
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to have, having

Correct Answer:Sänger (m),singer
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singer

Correct Answer:Schauspieler (m),actor
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actor

Correct Answer:Tür (f),door
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door

Correct Answer:Tafel (f),board, screen
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board, screen

Q3.
Fill in the gap in the following sentence: 'Meine Lieblingsfarbe __________ blau.'
hat
dann
Correct answer: ist
sind
immer
Q4.
Which of these statements are correct?
Correct answer: Weak verbs follow a regular pattern of verb endings.
German has two present tenses.
Correct answer: German has only one present tense.
Correct answer: Strong verbs have a vowel change in their verb stem, e.g., 'e' to 'i' or 'ie'.
'Haben' and 'sein' are weak verbs.
Q5.
Translate the following sentence into English: 'Ich bin donnerstags in der Stadt.'
Correct Answer: I am in the town on Thursdays., I am in town on Thursdays.
Q6.
Translate the following sentence into German: 'On Mondays we eat ice cream in the park.' Use word order 2.
Correct Answer: Montags essen wir im Park Eis.

6 Questions

Q1.
Which of these words with [j] are loan words from English?
ja
jeden Tag
Correct answer: Jeans (f)
Correct answer: Joghurt (m)
jetzt
Q2.
Match the subject pronouns to their forms of 'sein'.
Correct Answer:ich,bin
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bin

Correct Answer:du,bist
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bist

Correct Answer:sie (she),ist
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ist

Correct Answer:sie (they),sind
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sind

Q3.
Which statement about the verb 'haben' is incorrect?
The 'wir' and 'sie' forms of 'haben' are identical to the infinitive.
Correct answer: 'Haben' is a weak verb.
'Haben' means 'to have, having'.
'Haben' is an irregular verb.
'Hat' means 'has'.
Q4.
Match the sentence halves.
Correct Answer:Wir sind,beste Freunde.
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beste Freunde.

Correct Answer:Ich habe,kein Geschenk.
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kein Geschenk.

Correct Answer:Bist du,Einzelkind?
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Einzelkind?

Correct Answer:Sie,hat keine Tiere.
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hat keine Tiere.

Correct Answer:Mia und Wolf,sind Zwillinge.
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sind Zwillinge.

Q5.
Fill in the gap in the following sentence with the correct form of 'sein': 'Meine Freunde wichtig.'
Correct Answer: sind
Q6.
Translate the following sentence into German: 'You have many siblings.'. Use 'du'.
Correct Answer: Du hast viele Geschwister.

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