KS4 · German · Year 10
Meine Mannschaft: stem changes 't' not 'st', 'e' before 't'/'st', 'el' stem
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Your learning goal
I can use a range of present tense verbs, including those with small changes to the stem, to discuss sport and free-time pursuits.
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Meine Mannschaft: stem changes 't' not 'st', 'e' before 't'/'st', 'el' stem: 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 a range of present tense verbs, including those with small changes to the stem, to discuss sport and free-time pursuits.
Key learning points
- Weak verbs follow a regular pattern of changes in the present tense.
- For verbs stems ending in 'd', ‘t', 'm' or 'n', add 'e' before the ending in the 'du', 'er/sie/es' and 'ihr' forms.
- For verb stems ending in 's', 'ß', 'x' or 'z', add just 't' instead of 'st' in the 'du' form.
- For stems ending in -el, remove the 'e' in the first person singular of the present tense.
Words to know
- weak verb
- a verb that follows a regular pattern of changes
- stem
- part of the verb that appears in all forms, created by removing the 'en' or 'n' ending of the infinitive
Common mistakes
For verb stems ending in ‘-el’, remove the 'e' from the stem in all present tense forms.
For verb stems ending in ‘-el’, remove the 'e' from the stem in the first person singular of the present tense only.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Repeating speaking activities immediately, once or more, improves fluency and deepens vocabulary knowledge. Task B4 could be repeated with different pairings within a class, or with the same pairings and reduced support.