KS4 · German · Year 11
An der Universität: present vs future, 'möchte', extended writing (AQA)
People and lifestyle: Wiederholung: mein Leben, meine Zukunft
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Your learning goal
I can describe future events using the present and future tense and can use a range of tenses to complete exam-style writing tasks on the topic of education, study and work.
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I can describe future events using the present and future tense and can use a range of tenses to complete exam-style writing tasks on the topic of education, study and work.
Key learning points
- Future ideas can be expressed in German using the present tense with a future time phrase.
- To form the future tense, use the present tense of 'werden' to mean 'will, going to' and an infinitive verb at the end.
- 'Möcht-', the conditional of 'mögen', is used with a 2nd verb in the infinitive to express future wishes.
- In the 2-verb rule, the 2nd (infnitive) verb is at the end of the sentence; second-last place in subordinate clauses
- The BORDER acronym is a useful tool to respond fully and accurately to bullet point writing prompts.
Words to know
- werden
- used with a 2nd verb to express the future: 'ich werde arbeiten' - 'I will work'
- möcht-
- the conditional form of the verb 'mögen', meaning 'would like'
- 2-verb rule
- where the 2nd (infinitive) verb comes at the end of 2-verb sentences
- BORDER
- acronym used to respond fully and accurately to bullet point writing prompts
Common mistakes
Always use 'werden' and a 2nd verb in the infinitive to express future ideas.
In German future ideas can be expressed by the present tense with a future time phrase. They can also be expressed by 'werden' plus a 2nd verb, or by 'möcht-' to say what you would like to do in the future.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Learning Cycle 2 could be adapted for higher students to include 'würde gern' and 'würde lieber' to express future wishes. Task C1 is aimed at Foundation students and Task C2 at both Higher and Foundation students. Task C3 has Higher and Foundation versions of exam-style translation tasks.