KS3 · German · Year 9
A school exchange: verbs with 'an', 'auf', 'für', 'vor', reflexive verbs
School exchange: verbs with prepositions
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Your learning goal
I can use reflexive pronouns with reflexive verbs, and understand that some verbs need prepositions to link them to a noun.
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A school exchange: verbs with 'an', 'auf', 'für', 'vor', reflexive verbs: slides adapted from the imported teaching text; recall questions created from its keywords, learning points and common mistakes. Self-check practice, with no automatic grading or XP. Answers stay on this page and are cleared when you leave.
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I can use reflexive pronouns with reflexive verbs, and understand that some verbs need prepositions to link them to a noun.
Key learning points
- At the start or in the middle of words, German [g] as in 'gehen' is usually pronounced like the 'g' in English 'go'.
- When [g] is the final sound in a syllable, it sounds more like 'k', as in 'Flugzeug'.
- A reflexive pronoun is used instead of an object when the subject is also affected by the action of the verb.
- Reflexive verbs require reflexive pronouns, which replace the object in the sentence, as in English.
- Some verbs need prepositions to link them to a noun. Some verbs use different prepositions in English than German.
Words to know
- [g]
- pronounced as in 'gehen' or 'Zeug'
- reflexive pronoun
- replaces the object in a sentence using a reflexive verb, e.g., 'myself'
- preposition
- a word that is used before a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun, connecting it to another word
Common mistakes
English verbs use the same prepositions as in German.
German verbs often use different prepositions from those used with English verbs; for example 'ich hoffe auf' - 'I'm hoping for' (not 'hoping on').
For parents, carers and teachers
- Adapt Task A2 to include picture prompts for the English meanings.