KS4 · German · Year 10
Was möchtest du? Present and conditional 'mögen'
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Your learning goal
I can use 'mögen' and 'möcht-' to talk about what I like and would like in the context of shopping.
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I can use 'mögen' and 'möcht-' to talk about what I like and would like in the context of shopping.
Key learning points
- To talk about what you like in the present tense, use the irregular verb 'mögen'.
- The forms of 'mögen' are: 'ich mag', 'du magst', 'er, sie, es mag', 'wir mögen', 'ihr mögt', 'Sie, sie mögen'.
- The conditional form of 'mögen' is 'möcht-' and this is used to talk about what you would like or would like to do.
- 'Möcht-' can be used without a second verb, to express what you would like: for example, in a café or when shopping.
- 'Möcht-' is also commonly used with a second verb in the infinitive to express future wishes.
Words to know
- mögen
- an irregular verb, meaning 'to like, liking'
- möcht-
- the conditional form of the verb 'mögen', meaning 'would like'
Common mistakes
The verb 'mögen' takes regular verb endings.
The verb 'mögen' is irregular in the singular present tense forms, and the first and third person singular are identical: 'ich mag', 'er mag'.
For parents, carers and teachers
- It would be helpful to remind students that 'ich möchte' is a very useful expression to be used in a whole range of real life contexts and also in many GCSE role-play scenarios.