KS4 · German · Year 10

Pläne: word order with 'sobald', 'solange' and 'wenn'

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Your learning goal

I can use the word order 3 conjunctions 'sobald', 'solange' and 'wenn' to discuss conditions for future plans.

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What you’ll learn

I can use the word order 3 conjunctions 'sobald', 'solange' and 'wenn' to discuss conditions for future plans.

Key learning points

'Sobald' means 'as soon as' and 'solange' means 'as long as'.
'Sobald', 'solange' and 'wenn' are all WO3 conjunctions, sending the verb to the end of the sentence.
Present, future and conditional tenses ('würd-' plus infinitive and 'möchte') can be used to talk about future plans.
Use 'wenn', 'sobald' and 'solange', plus 'würd- gern' and 'würd- lieber', to extend answers.

Words to know

sobald: conjunction with word order 3 (WO3), meaning ‘as soon as’
solange: conjunction with WO3, meaning ‘as long as’
wenn: conjunction with WO3, meaning ‘if’ or ‘when/whenever’

Common mistakes

'Solange' and 'sobald' have to be used with 'als' to translate the 'as' in 'as long/soon as'.

The single word 'solange' is the translation for three English words - 'as long as' - and the same for 'sobald' - 'as soon as'.

For parents, carers and teachers

Learning Cycle 1 covers Higher grammar with 'sobald' and 'solange'. Learning Cycle 2 covers predominantly Foundation grammar. Learning Cycle 3 is flexible for both tiers, with Higher tier structures as additional options in the speaking exercise.