School activities: infinitives, present tense 3rd person singular | German

Starter quiz

Match the German below to the correct English translations.
- das Haustier
  
  ⇔
  
  pet ✓
- der Lehrer
  
  ⇔
  
  teacher ✓
- die Welt
  
  ⇔
  
  world ✓
- ich habe
  
  ⇔
  
  I have ✓
- wahr
  
  ⇔
  
  true ✓
- Nicht wahr?
  
  ⇔
  
  Isn't it? ✓
What is the infinitive?
- the form of a verb found in the dictionary ✓
- the form of a verb that says who or what is doing an action
- the form of a verb with no ending attached
Which words contain a long [o]?
- wohnen ✓
- ohne ✓
- holen ✓
- Kopf
- wollen
Which of the following words are in the 3rd person singular?
- machen
- rede
- spielt ✓
- schreibt ✓
- lernen
Fill in the gap in the following sentence: 'Er ______ in der Schule.' (He learns at school.)
- 'lernt' ✓
Fill in the gap in the following sentence: '__________ es kalt oder warm heute?' (Is it cold or warm today?)
- Ist ✓
- Hat
- Wer

Match these German phrases to their English translations.
- die Aufgabe machen
  
  ⇔
  
  to do the task ✓
- Deutsch lernen
  
  ⇔
  
  to learn German ✓
- im Unterricht schreiben
  
  ⇔
  
  to write in lessons ✓
- in der Schule sein
  
  ⇔
  
  to be in the school ✓
- mit Freunden spielen
  
  ⇔
  
  to play with friends ✓
- eine Flasche Wasser haben
  
  ⇔
  
  to have a bottle of water ✓
Which words have a short [o]?
- wo
- Kopf ✓
- wollen ✓
- Million
- kommen ✓
Translate the following sentence into German: 'She plays guitar.'
- 'Sie spielt Gitarre.' ✓
What happens if a verb stem ends in '-d' or '-t'?
- an '-e' is added to the verb stem to aid pronunciation. ✓
- an '-e' is added to the infinitive to aid pronunciation.
- a '-t' is added to the verb stem to aid pronunciation.
Translate the following sentence into German: 'He is talking with friends.'
- 'Er redet mit Freunden.' ✓

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[o] can be either short (followed by 2 consonants) or long (followed by a single consonant, double vowel or 'h').
Remove 'en' from the infinitive to create the verb stem and add 't' for the 3rd person singular of most verbs in German.
Use 'er' for he and 'sie' for she with the 3rd person singular of the verb.
If the verb stem ends in –d or –t, an –e is added so that you can hear the verb ending –t.

The present continuous, e.g., ‘He is doing’, is translated as ‘Er ist machen’.

There is only one present tense in German. ‘Er macht’ = ‘He does / He is doing’.

[o] - pronounced as in Wo?' or 'Kopf'
Infinitive - the dictionary form of a verb
3rd person singular - the short form of a verb, used to say what 'he/she' does or is doing