KS3 · German · Year 9
Future plans: plural future tense 'werden' + infinitive, two-verb structures
Desires, plans and priorities: 'möcht-' future and use of infinitive
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Your learning goal
I can use plural forms of 'werden' in two-verb structures to describe future plans.
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I can use plural forms of 'werden' in two-verb structures to describe future plans.
Key learning points
- Practising vocabulary in a variety of ways supports recall.
- 'Werden' meaning 'will' can be used as part of a two-verb structure to describe future plans.
- In the two-verb future tense with 'werden', the second verb is an infinitive and placed at the end of the clause.
- In some two-verb structures, the second infinitive verb is preceded by 'zu', e.g., 'Ich hoffe, als Arzt zu arbeiten'.
Words to know
- werden
- verb meaning 'to become', used as auxiliary verb to form the future tense
- two-verb structure
- sentence made up of two verb phrases
- zu
- preposition meaning 'to', used before the infinitive in most two-verb structures
Common mistakes
A word for 'to' is always required in two-verb sentences in German.
'Zu' is needed after verbs like 'hoffen' but after modal verbs and 'werden', 'zu' is not needed, e.g., 'Ich werde als Arzt arbeiten'.
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