KS3 · German · Year 9
Everyday actions and routines: using singular verbs reflexively
Ordinary routines and special events: reflexive verbs
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Your learning goal
I can use verbs reflexively to talk about daily routines and personal actions.
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Everyday actions and routines: using singular verbs reflexively: 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 verbs reflexively to talk about daily routines and personal actions.
Key learning points
- Using exclamations to give conversational reactions can make our German sound more natural.
- Many verbs can be used reflexively to show the action is being done to oneself, e.g., 'sich waschen' - 'to have a wash'.
- The meaning of a verb may change slightly when used reflexively, e.g., 'Sie setzt sie/sich hin': She puts her/sits down.
- Reflexive pronouns are 'mich' myself, 'dich' yourself and 'sich' him/her/itself. 'Mich/dich' also mean 'me/you'.
- Context is important when understanding the intended meaning of pronouns like 'mich' and 'dich'.
Words to know
- reflexive
- describes an action where the subject and object of the verb are the same
- reflexive pronoun
- used to indicate doing something to yourself, words like ‘myself’ and ‘yourself’
Common mistakes
'Mich' and 'dich' are only direct object pronouns meaning me and you.
'Mich' and 'dich' can also be reflexive pronouns and then mean myself and yourself. Reflexive pronouns are required when using a verb reflexively.
For parents, carers and teachers
- The story in Learning Cycle 3 has a poetic rhythm which teachers may wish to exploit further by encouraging students to read aloud with emphasis on intonation.