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Karrieregespräche: perfect tense strong verbs, 'mochte', 'gefallen' vs 'gemocht'

I can use irregular verbs in the perfect tense and ‘mochte’ in the imperfect tense in the context of career choices.

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Karrieregespräche: perfect tense strong verbs, 'mochte', 'gefallen' vs 'gemocht'

I can use irregular verbs in the perfect tense and ‘mochte’ in the imperfect tense in the context of career choices.

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Key learning points

  1. Some past participles are irregular.
  2. In the imperfect tense, the stem of 'mögen' is 'moch-'. It still takes the regular imperfect tense endings.
  3. 'Mochte' is normally followed by a noun.
  4. In the perfect tense, ‘mögen’ becomes 'gemocht' and means ‘liked’.
  5. Use 'gefallen' in the perfect tense to mean ‘liked’. Use indirect object pronouns with 'gefallen'.

Keywords

  • Past participle - verb form that forms the perfect tense, together with the auxiliary verb

  • Moch- - the imperfect form of the verb 'mögen'

  • Gefallen - a past participle meaning ‘liked’, used with an indirect object

  • Gemocht - the past participle of the verb 'mögen'

Common misconception

The imperfect tense of the modal verb 'mögen' is formed like other modal verbs.

The stem of 'mögen' in the imperfect tense is 'moch-'. It is normally followed by a noun rather than a second verb in the infinitive.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the German with the English.
Correct Answer:der Fuß,foot
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foot

Correct Answer:Herzlichen Glückwunsch (zum Geburtstag) ,Many happy returns (on your birthday)
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Many happy returns (on your birthday)

Correct Answer:wärmer ,warmer
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warmer

Correct Answer:euer ,your (informal, pl)
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your (informal, pl)

Correct Answer:so … wie,as ... as
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as ... as

Correct Answer:isst ,(you, sing informal) eat
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(you, sing informal) eat

Q2.
Match the German with the English.
Correct Answer:liest ,(you, sing informal) read
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(you, sing informal) read

Correct Answer:siehst ,(you, sing informal) see, watch, look
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(you, sing informal) see, watch, look

Correct Answer:sieht ,(he, she, it, one) sees, watches, looks
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(he, she, it, one) sees, watches, looks

Correct Answer:trifft ,(he, she, it, one) meets
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(he, she, it, one) meets

Correct Answer:Zentimeter, cm,centimetre, cm
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centimetre, cm

Correct Answer:einmal ,once
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once

Q3.
The verb 'ändern' has a regular past participle. What would its past participle be?
Correct Answer: geändert, geaendert
Q4.
Match the infinitives to the correct irregular past participles.
Correct Answer:essen,gegessen
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gegessen

Correct Answer:stehen,gestanden
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gestanden

Correct Answer:sterben,gestorben
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gestorben

Correct Answer:gewinnen,gewonnen
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gewonnen

Correct Answer:nehmen,genommen
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genommen

Q5.
Which pronouns take the -te ending on modal verbs in the imperfect tense?
Correct answer: I
you
Correct answer: she, he, it
we
they
Q6.
Match the indirect object pronouns to their meanings.
Correct Answer:mir,to me
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to me

Correct Answer:dir,to you
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to you

Correct Answer:ihm,to him
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to him

Correct Answer:ihr,to her
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to her

Correct Answer:uns,to us
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to us

Correct Answer:ihnen,to them
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to them

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the German with the English.
Correct Answer:geöffnet,opened
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opened

Correct Answer:genommen,took, taken
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took, taken

Correct Answer:ändern,to change, changing
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to change, changing

Correct Answer:mochte,liked
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liked

Correct Answer:die Technik,technology
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technology

Correct Answer:das Zeugnis,(school) report
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(school) report

Q2.
Match the German with the English.
Correct Answer:behaupten,to maintain, claim
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to maintain, claim

Correct Answer:gekannt,knew, known
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knew, known

Correct Answer:der Arbeitgeber,employer
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employer

Correct Answer:der Arbeitnehmer,employee, worker
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employee, worker

Correct Answer:das Gehalt,salary, pay, earnings, wages
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salary, pay, earnings, wages

Q3.
What is the past participle of 'treffen'?
getrefft
getreffen
Correct answer: getroffen
getrifft
Q4.
Fill in the gap in the following sentence to say 'You liked the airport': 'Du den Flughafen'
Correct Answer: mochtest
Q5.
Fill in the gap in the following sentence to say 'I liked your speech': 'Ich habe Ihre Rede .'
Correct Answer: gemocht
Q6.
Sort the words below into the correct order to translate the following sentence into German: 'He didn't like the fall'. Start with the subject.
1 - der
2 - Fall
3 - hat
4 - ihm
5 - nicht
6 - gefallen

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