Transcript Present Tense in German and The Danger Zone

Present Tense
in German
and …
The Danger
Zone
Regular Present Tense Verbs
► Regular
verbs in German follow a
pattern.
► This makes regular verbs very easy
to use.
► You just need to learn which ending
the verb should have with which
pronoun.
Firstly, you need to find
the stem of the verb
Spielen is a regular verb and means play.
To get the stem, you just take the –en off
the end of the verb, like so …
spielen
ich = I
ich spiel e
du = you
du spiel st
er = he
er spiel t
sie = she
sie spiel t
es = it
es spiel t
wir = we
wir spiel en
ihr= y’all
ihr spiel t
sie = they
sie spiel en
Irregular Present Tense Verbs
►Irregular
verbs are only irregular in the
‘du’ and ‘er/sie/es’ forms.
►This is known as the danger zone
because you have to be careful in it.
►There are 3 different dangers you
could face in the danger zone.
The 3 Dangers
Bang! Bang!
Under fire!
Send in back up.
Man down.
Send
another soldier!
The Danger Zone
Helmets on lads, we’re going in…..
Bang! Bang!
► Some
irregular verbs add an umlaut in the
danger zone…
fahren = go travel
or
has a
DANGER ZONE
But don’t forget…
For ich, wir and sie,
there is no danger
ich fahre
wir fahr en BUT…
ihr fahr t
sie fahr en
The Danger Zone….
du fahrst
Take aim…..FIRE!
The Danger Zone….
er fahrt
Take aim…..FIRE!
The Danger Zone….
sie fahr t
Take aim…..FIRE!
The Danger Zone….
es fahrt
Take aim…..FIRE!
Bang! Bang!
- Try changing some verbs yourself
- Put an umlaut on the vowel in the
danger zone only
1. I wear a jacket (tragen-to wear) Jacke.
2. He wears a tie
Krawatte.
3. She washes the car (waschen)
4. You drive the bus (fahren)
den Bus
5. I wash my hair
meine Haare
6. He goes to school.
Bang! Bang!
- Try changing some verbs yourself
- Put an umlaut on the vowel in the
danger zone only
1. I wear a jacket (tragen)
Ich trage eine Jacke.
2. He wears a tie
Er trägt eine Krawatte.
3. She washes the car (waschen)
Sie wäscht das Auto.
4. You drive the bus (fahren)
Du fährst den Bus.
5. I wash my hair
Ich wasche meine Haare
6. He goes to school.
Er fährt zur Schule
Under fire, send in back up!
►Some
irregular
verbs add an
extra letter in
the danger
zone…
sehen = see
has a
DANGER ZONE
But don’t forget…
For ich, wir and sie,
there is no danger
ich sehe
wir seh en BUT…
sie seh en
The Danger Zone….
du s i ehst
The Danger Zone….
er s i eht
The Danger Zone….
sie s i eh t
The Danger Zone….
es s i eht
Under fire! Send in back up!
- Try changing some verbs yourself
- Add an ‘i’ in the danger zone only
1. I read Harry Potter (lesen)
2. He reads Artemis Fowl.
3. She sees the old grandmother
die alte Großmutter.
4. You see the church.
die Kirche.
5. We see the school.
die Schule
6. You read Lord of the Rings.
Herr der Ringe
Under fire! Send in back up!
- Try changing some verbs yourself
- Add an ‘i’ in the danger zone only
1. I read Harry Potter (lesen)
Ich lese Harry Potter.
2. He reads Artemis Fowl.
Er liest Artemis Fowl.
3. She sees the old grandmother
Sie sieht die alte Oma.
4. You see the church.
Du siehst die Kirche.
5. We see the school.
Wir sehen die Schule.
6. You read Lord of the Rings.
Du liest Lord of the Rings.
Man down,
Send another soldier!
►Some
irregular
verbs change a
vowel in the
danger zone…
treffen = meet
has a
DANGER ZONE
But don’t forget…
For ich, wir and sie,
there is no danger
ich treffe
wir treffen BUT…
sie treff en
Man down!
Send another
soldier.
du trei ffst
The Danger Zone….
Man down!
Send another
soldier.
er trei ff t
The Danger Zone….
Man down!
Send another
soldier.
sie trei ff t
The Danger Zone….
Man down!
Send another
soldier.
es trei ff t
The Danger Zone….
Man down! Send another soldier!
- Try changing some verbs yourself
- Change the vowel in the danger zone only
1. He eats an apple (essen)
einen Apfel.
2. She speaks German (sprechen)
3. You eat tomatoes.
Tomaten.
4. We speak French.
Französisch.
5. They eat nothing.
nichts.
6. I meet my friend (female).
meine Freundin.
Man down! Send another soldier!
- Try changing some verbs yourself
- Change the vowel in the danger zone only
1. He eats an apple (essen)
Er isst einen Apfel.
2. She speaks German (sprechen) Sie spricht Deutsch.
3. You eat tomatoes.
Du isst Tomaten.
4. We speak French.
Wir sprechen Französisch.
5. They eat nothing.
Sie essen nichts.
6. I meet my friend (female).
Ich treffe meine Freundin.