Section One - Part C
 Los geht's!
Remember that you are to view, listen, then do. Act out these activities and your comprehension will increase. This would be an excellent activity to come back to do over again later as well. After you have viewed the presentation, be sure to take the TPR 1C Quiz. 16 Punkte.
 You should have practiced the vocabulary many times by now. If not, please do go back to Section One, Part A and study the words well before you go on. Now practice the new vocabulary here. Matchword
 Writing Practice Activity
Imagine you are at a Schnellimbiss and you want to order the following. Tell the vendor that is what you would like to buy. After you have written your sentence in your notebook, click on the picture to see a correct answer.
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Ich möchte Gummibären, bitte. |
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Ich möchte eine Brezel, bitte. |
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Ich möchte eine Tafel Schokolade, bitte. |
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Ich möchte bitte ein Lebkuchenherz. |
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Ich möchte Zwiebelringe, bitte. |
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Ich möchte bitte einen Müsli-Riegel. |
 German Tense Forms
As was pointed out in 1B, German has the same six tenses as English, although they are not always used in exactly the same way. The biggest difference in tense forms between the two languages is that for any given verb German only has ONE version of each tense, not the two or three that English has. In German, however, the verbs are divided into two groups in the perfect tenses, depending on whether they use haben or sein* as the auxiliary verb. (English only has one auxiliary verb: "to have.") Here's a summary chart. The "ich" form is used to keep it simple; stem-changing verbs can be seen by clicking the Verb Chart link at the top of each page.
* Most verbs use haben as the auxiliary verb; sein verbs show some kind of change (in location or condition)
AND do not have a direct object. Two sein verbs that do not show change are bleiben and sein itself.
It is highly recommended that you print out this page (as well as 1B and 1E) and compare the tense forms for the two languages. Then keep the charts in your notebook for quick reference.
| NAME OF TENSE |
HOW IT'S FORMED |
EXAMPLES (subject "ich")
WEAK VERBS STRONG VERBS** |
| das Präsens |
weak and strong:
stem + personal endings |
mache; lande lese; komme |
das Imperfekt
("imperfect" or
"narrative past") |
weak: stem + -te +
imperfect endings
strong: imperfect stem +
imperfect endings |
machte; landete las; kam |
| das Futur |
werden + infinitive |
werde machen; werde lesen;
werde landen werde kommen |
das Perfekt
("present perfect" or
"conversational past") |
weak: haben or sein +
past participle (ends in -t)strong:
haben or sein +
past participle (ends in -n) |
habe gemacht; habe gelesen;
bin gelandet bin gekommen |
** The only truly "irregular" verb is sein. Its forms must be memorized.
The chart above gives the forms for the four tenses that are taught in German 1 and 2. However, for those of you who would like to see the full picture, here is the remainder of the chart. There will be no practices or test items related to these two tenses.
das Plusquamperfekt
("past perfect") |
weak: hatte or war +
past participle (ends in -t)strong:
hatte or war +
past participle (ends in -n) |
hatte gemacht; hatte gelesen;
war gelandet war gekommen |
das zweite Futur
("future perfect") |
weak: werden + past ppl. (-t)
+ haben or sein
strong: werden + past ppl. (-n)
+ haben or sein |
werde gemacht haben; werde gelesen haben
werde gelandet sein werde gekommen sein |
 Üben wir
Let's practice these tense forms just a bit. (If you printed page 1B, you might want to get it out.) Give the German equivalent of the following English verb forms. For this practice keep the same tense the English has. Klicke auf das Englische und du siehst das Deutsche. (If you didn't get it right, click on the German to see the name of the tense you should have used.)
Diskutieren wir
Let's take a break from grammar and practice the new food vocabulary. Go to the discussion board and tell your classmates which snack foods you like to eat at which kind of event. You should have at least three sentences. (For example beim Fußballspiel, im Kino, im Theater.)
Diese Aufgabe hat 8 Punkte.
Teil D.
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