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Berufe: 'werden' + infinitive, wh-questions in future and conditional tenses

I can use 'werden' with the infinitive to discuss my future plans.

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Berufe: 'werden' + infinitive, wh-questions in future and conditional tenses

I can use 'werden' with the infinitive to discuss my future plans.

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Key learning points

  1. To form the future tense, use the present tense of 'werden' to mean ‘will’ and an infinitive verb at the end.
  2. To ask an open question in the future, use a question word followed by a form of 'werden', followed by the subject.
  3. To ask an open question with 'möcht-', use a question word followed by a form of 'möcht-', followed by the subject.

Keywords

  • Werden - used with a 2nd verb to express the future: 'ich werde arbeiten' - 'I will work'

  • Möcht- - the conditional form of the verb 'mögen', meaning 'would like'

Common misconception

'Ich will' in German means 'I will' in English.

'Ich will' (from the verb 'wollen') means 'I want to', but is a common false friend. The future tense in German needs 'werden' with a 2nd verb in the infinitive.


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Encourage students to memorise examples of questions and answers with 'werden', 'wollen' and 'möcht-' to build their confidence and ability to vary the structures in their work. There are examples in the lesson. Task A has a recording of the read aloud task, if desired.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the German and English.
Correct Answer:verändern,to change, changing
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to change, changing

Correct Answer:vergleichen,to compare, comparing
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to compare, comparing

Correct Answer:erzählen,to tell, telling
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to tell, telling

Correct Answer:fragen,to ask, asking
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to ask, asking

Correct Answer:diskutieren,to discuss, discussing
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to discuss, discussing

Correct Answer:werden,to become, becoming
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to become, becoming

Q2.
Which preposition follows which verb?
Correct Answer:erzählen,von
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von

Correct Answer:diskutieren,über
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über

Correct Answer:fragen,nach
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nach

Correct Answer:vergleichen,mit
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mit

Q3.
Which of these words are verbs in the infinitive form?
Correct answer: leben
Stärke
Correct answer: sagen
Frage
Correct answer: hören
Q4.
Fill in the gap in the following sentence using the correct present tense form of 'werden': 'Ich intelligenter.'
Correct Answer: werde
Q5.
Sort the words below into the correct order to form the following sentence: 'You can recycle things in supermarkets.'
1 - man
2 - kann
3 - Sachen
4 - in
5 - Supermärkten
6 - recyceln
Q6.
Which sentence has the comma in the correct place?
Ich mache, nichts wenn ich müde bin.
Correct answer: Ich mache nichts, wenn ich müde bin.
Ich mache nichts wenn, ich müde bin.
Ich mache nichts wenn ich, müde bin.
Ich mache nichts wenn ich müde, bin.

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the German and English.
Correct Answer:der Arbeitsplatz,work place
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work place

Correct Answer:die Note,mark, grade
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mark, grade

Correct Answer:der Vogel,bird
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bird

Correct Answer:herzlichen Glückwunsch,congratulations
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congratulations

Correct Answer:überlegen,to consider, think about
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to consider, think about

Correct Answer:das Abitur,school leaving exams, A levels
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school leaving exams, A levels

Q2.
Match the German and English.
Correct Answer:das Boot,boat
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boat

Correct Answer:das Glück,luck, fortune
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luck, fortune

Correct Answer:enthalten,to contain, containing
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to contain, containing

Correct Answer:ob,whether, if
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whether, if

Correct Answer:wenn,if, when (whenever)
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if, when (whenever)

Correct Answer:wahrscheinlich,likely, probably, probably
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likely, probably, probably

Q3.
Choose the correct translation of 'Ich will Bauer werden.'.
I want to become a builder.
I will become a builder.
I will become a farmer.
Correct answer: I want to become a farmer.
Q4.
Sort the words below into the correct order to form a question.
1 - warum
2 - möchtest
3 - du
4 - Mathe
5 - studieren
Q5.
Match the parts of 'werden'.
Correct Answer:ich,werde
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werde

Correct Answer:du,wirst
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wirst

Correct Answer:sie, er, es,wird
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wird

Correct Answer:ihr,werdet
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werdet

Correct Answer:wir, sie, Sie,werden
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werden

Q6.
Translate the following sentence into German: 'I would like to study German.'
Correct Answer: Ich möchte Deutsch studieren., Ich moechte Deutsch studieren.

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