Narrate other people's actions: present tense weak and strong verbs | German

Starter quiz

Which of these words contain a long vowel?
- Kopf (m)
- null
- wir ✓
- du ✓
- Handy (nt)
Match the German and English.
- deshalb
  
  ⇔
  
  therefore, for that reason ✓
- nie
  
  ⇔
  
  never ✓
- nehmen
  
  ⇔
  
  to take, taking ✓
- schließlich
  
  ⇔
  
  finally, eventually ✓
- später
  
  ⇔
  
  later ✓
- früh
  
  ⇔
  
  early ✓
What is a weak verb?
- an irregular verb
- a verb which changes its vowel in the verb stem of some of its forms
- a verb that follows a regular pattern of changes ✓
- a verb that doesn't follow any pattern of changes
- a verb of necessity or possibility (must, can, want) used with an infinitive
Which of the verbs below are strong verbs and change their vowel in the verb stem of the 2nd and 3rd person singular forms?
- spielen
- geben ✓
- haben
- vergessen ✓
- fahren ✓
Match the German and English subject pronouns.
- ich
  
  ⇔
  
  I ✓
- du
  
  ⇔
  
  you (singular) ✓
- er
  
  ⇔
  
  he, it ✓
- sie
  
  ⇔
  
  she, it ✓
- es
  
  ⇔
  
  it ✓
- wir
  
  ⇔
  
  we ✓
Translate the following sentence into German: 'She takes a biscuit.'
- 'Sie nimmt einen Keks.' ✓

Vowels in German are long when ...
- followed by a single consonant. ✓
- followed by more than one consonant.
- followed by 'h'. ✓
- there is a double vowel. ✓
- they are in a strong verb.
What can 'sie' mean?
- she ✓
- it ✓
- they ✓
- he
- we
Which of the words below could be examples of the 3rd person plural present tense?
- lassen ✓
- lässt
- hören ✓
- gibt
- acht
Match the German and English.
- halten
  
  ⇔
  
  to stop, stopping ✓
- zuerst
  
  ⇔
  
  first(ly) ✓
- manchmal
  
  ⇔
  
  sometimes ✓
- danach
  
  ⇔
  
  afterwards, after it ✓
- kaum
  
  ⇔
  
  hardly ✓
- lassen
  
  ⇔
  
  to leave, leaving (something) ✓
Translate the following sentence into German: 'They do not run very often.'
- 'Sie laufen nicht sehr oft.' ✓
Translate the following sentence into German: 'She forgets the homework.'
- 'Sie vergisst die Hausufgaben.' ✓

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Vowels are long when followed by a single consonant, 'h' or if there is a double vowel; vowels are otherwise short.
The subject pronoun 'sie' can mean both 'she' and 'they'. It means 'they' when used with a 3rd person plural verb.
Strong verbs change their vowel in the verb stem of the 2nd person singular and 3rd person singular forms only.
The 3rd person plural form of weak and strong verbs is identical to the infinitive.

'Sie' always means 'she'.

As a subject pronoun, 'sie' can mean 'she' or 'they'. As an object pronoun, 'sie' means 'her' or 'it'.

Long vowel - a vowel pronounced for a longer duration, as in the [a] in 'sagen'
Sie - subject pronoun meaning 'she' when used with a singular verb or 'they' with a plural verb
Strong verb - a verb which changes its vowel in the verb stem of some of its forms