KS3 · German · Year 8
Plans for the week ahead: modal verbs in present tense (future meaning)
Making plans: present and future tenses
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Your learning goal
I can use a range of two-verb structures to express my plans for the week ahead.
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I can use a range of two-verb structures to express my plans for the week ahead.
Key learning points
- The SSC [d] often corresponds to an English 't' or 'th' spelling. The SSC [t] often corresponds to English 'd'.
- Modal verbs require a 2nd verb in the infinitive, placed at the end of the sentence.
- Some verbs use 'zu' in two-verb structures, e.g., 'Er vergisst, Wasser zu trinken.' A comma separates the verb phrases.
Words to know
- [d]
- pronounced as in 'und' and ‘Kinder’
- modal verb
- verb of necessity or possibility used with a 2nd verb in infinitive e.g., must, can, want
- zu
- preposition meaning 'to', also used in two-verb structures
Common mistakes
If there are two verbs in a German sentence, the infinitive stays with the subject of the action.
If there are two verbs in a German sentence, the infinitive goes to the end of the sentence. This is different word order to English and is called the ‘two-verb rule’.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Task B4 could be completed on mini-whiteboards, sentence by sentence, as a fast-paced assessment for learning activity.