Life at home: building sentences, present tense singular
Learning outcomes
I can use weak verbs in the present tense in singular persons to translate or write a letter to a penfriend in German.
I can pronounce the long and short [u] correctly.
Life at home: building sentences, present tense singular
Learning outcomes
I can use weak verbs in the present tense in singular persons to translate or write a letter to a penfriend in German.
I can pronounce the long and short [u] correctly.
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Key learning points
- [u] can be either short (followed by 2 or more consonants) or long (followed by a single consonant or 'h').
- 'Buch' is an exception, with a long [u] before 2 consonants.
- There is only one present tense in German: 'ich lerne' means 'I learn' and 'I am learning'.
Keywords
[u] - pronounced as in 'du' or 'Punkt'
Present tense - describes habitual events in the present or what is happening now: 'I do' or ‘I’m doing’
Common misconception
There are two present tenses in German, as in English.
There is only one present tense in German. 'Ich lerne' means 'I learn' and 'I am learning'.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
please
thank you
or
and
but
again
-e
-st
-t
Exit quiz
4 Questions
dear (m)
dear (f)
love
best wishes