KS3 · German · Year 8
Favourite activities in Vienna: present tense, 'gern', inversion
Likes and dislikes: adverb 'gern'
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Your learning goal
I can use a range of verbs and adverbs with correct word order in the present tense.
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I can use a range of verbs and adverbs with correct word order in the present tense.
Key learning points
- SSC [g] at the end of a word is pronounced as in 'Berg', or at the start or middle as in 'Berge'.
- Most German verbs follow a regular pattern in the present tense; others change their vowel for ‘du’ and ‘er, sie, es’.
- Gern is an adverb meaning 'gladly' and expresses likes, and dislikes when preceded by ‘nicht’.
- In German, the verb is always the second idea in a sentence, whether the subject or another element starts the sentence.
- Any sentence element can be emphasised by using word order two (WO2), e.g., adverb - verb - subject - noun.
Words to know
- gern
- adverb meaning 'gladly', which is used to express likes, or dislikes when preceded by ‘nicht’
- word order one (WO1)
- the standard word order of a German sentence (subject - verb - adverb - noun)
- word order two (WO2)
- subject and adverb swap places, verb stays in 2nd place meaning subject and verb are inverted
Common mistakes
'Gern' is a verb meaning 'to like, liking' and can be used in front of the noun in sentence, e.g., 'ich gern Fußball'.
'Gern' is an adverb meaning 'gladly'. It is used to express liking doing an action and follows the verb that names the action, e.g., 'ich spiele gern Fußball'.
For parents, carers and teachers
- The focus of this lesson is Vienna's Wurstelprater theme park. Teachers may wish to explore the park in more detail with videos, which are readily available online.