At and after school: present tense (weak verbs) 1st and 3rd person singular | German

Starter quiz

When are German vowels short?

when followed by a single consonant, as in 'rot'

when followed by the letter 'h', as in 'holen'

when followed by more than one consonant, as in 'Kopf' ✓
Match the questions below to the appropriate answers.

Wer ist der Erste?

⇔

Wolf ist der Erste. ✓

Wer hat einen Grund?

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Ich habe einen Grund. ✓

Hast du ein Beispiel?

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Ja, ich habe ein Beispiel. ✓

Wo ist Wolf?

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Wolf ist hier. ✓

Wer ist Wolf?

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Wolf ist mein Freund. ✓
Which person of the verb is 'er/sie'?

1st person singular

2nd person singular

3rd person singular ✓
What is removed from the infinitive before adding a verb ending?

-t

-e

-d

-en ✓
Match the German vocabulary below to the correct English translations.

machen

⇔

to do, doing ✓

spielen

⇔

to play, playing ✓

im Unterricht

⇔

in lessons ✓

schreiben

⇔

to write, writing ✓

die Aufgabe

⇔

task ✓

reden

⇔

to talk, talking ✓
Add the correct verb form to the following sentence: 'Sie ______ in der Schule.' (She learns at school.)

'lernt' ✓

Which words have the same [i] sound in English and German?

der Film ✓

die Musik

der Finger ✓

Berlin

privat
Match the German words or phrases below to the correct English translations.

das Zimmer putzen

⇔

to clean the room ✓

zu Hause arbeiten

⇔

to work at home ✓

im Garten sitzen

⇔

to sit in the garden ✓

eine Liste schreiben

⇔

to write a list ✓

nochmal

⇔

again ✓

Ich verstehe nicht!

⇔

I don't understand! ✓
Which of these is true of a weak verb?

it follows a regular pattern of changes, e.g., 'ich lerne', 'sie lernt' ✓

it follows an irregular pattern of changes, e.g., 'sein', 'ich bin', 'sie ist'

it is the dictionary form of a verb
Add the correct verb form to the following sentence: 'Ich ______ zu Hause.' (I cook at home.)

'koche' ✓
Add the correct verb form to the following sentence: 'Sie ______ im Unterricht.' (She works in lessons.)

'arbeitet' ✓

[i] can be either short (followed by 2 consonants) or long (followed by a single consonant, double vowel or 'h').
Remove 'en' from the infinitive and add 'e' for the 1st person singular of weak verbs in German.
Remove 'en' from the infinitive and add 't' for the 3rd person singular of weak verbs in German.
Practise using common high frequency verbs with varied vocabulary in different contexts (at school and at home).

In cognates, e.g., ‘Musik’, [i] makes the same sound as in English ‘music’.

The [i] sound is short (like English) when followed by 2 consonants, e.g., ‘Film’. Otherwise, it’s a long vowel.