KS3 · German · Year 8
In Vienna: present tense, negation with 'nicht'; question forming
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Your learning goal
I can make present tense sentences negative using ‘nicht’ and form questions by inverting the subject and the verb.
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I can make present tense sentences negative using ‘nicht’ and form questions by inverting the subject and the verb.
Key learning points
- Sound-symbol correspondence [ig] is pronounced as in 'richtig'.
- Practising vocabulary regularly is important to help understanding in listening and reading.
- Inversion questions are formed by inverting the subject and the verb in a statement, e.g., 'Kommst du aus Deutschland?'.
- 'Nicht' usually goes before the element it negates; if negating a whole, short sentence, it tends to go at the end.
Words to know
- [ig]
- pronounced as in 'richtig'
- inversion question
- when the subject pronoun and the adverb switch place to form a yes/no or closed question
- nicht
- word meaning 'not', used to say what is not happening or not true
Common mistakes
'Nicht' goes before the verb like 'not' in English.
In German, 'nicht' usually goes before the element it negates — unless it's negating the whole sentence, in which case it tends to go at the end, e.g., 'Ich kaufe das Auto nicht' - 'I'm not buying the car'.
For parents, carers and teachers
- The lesson coveres some popular tourist destinations in Vienna. Teachers may wish to exploit this opportunity further through use of video footage that can easily be found online.