The Imperfect Tense Year 10

Use the imperfect tense in German when you want to say… Imperfect Tense I did something Ich machte etwas

Example; I played tennis. Ich spielte Tennis. Imperfect Tense

… or… I have played tennis. Ich spielte Tennis. Imperfect Tense

… or… I was playing tennis. Ich spielte Tennis. Imperfect Tense

It is used mainly in writing for... Imperfect Tense NARRATIVE, REPORTS and ACCOUNTS

Write an Introduction to the Imperfect Tense… ,[object Object],[object Object]

sein ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],simple past of wir ihr sie Sie war warst war wart waren waren waren waren

haben ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],simple past of wir ihr sie Sie hatte hattest hatte hattet hatten hatten hatten hatten

Translate the following… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

There are... 1) WEAK VERBS Imperfect Tense

To form the imperfect of weak verbs do this: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],mach t Imperfect Tense ich macht e du macht est er/sie/es macht e wir macht en ihr macht et sie/Sie macht en WEAK VERBS

Complete these sentences in the Imperfect tense ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

2) STRONG VERBS Imperfect Tense

[object Object],helfen - es half leiden - sie litt To get the imperfect of strong verbs remember: Imperfect Tense STRONG VERBS

Strong verbs take the following set of endings on the changed stem: Imperfect Tense ich nahm (no ending) du nahm st er/sie/es nahm (no ending) wir nahm en ihr nahm t sie/Sie nahm en STRONG VERBS

Write down the stem of these important strong verbs… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Translate these sentences into the Imperfect tense ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

knew begann helfen verlieren vergessen English translation German Imperfect Stem German Infinitive

Complete the sentences… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Some irregular STRONG verbs take the weak verb ending in the imperfect tense: denken - ich dach te Some irregular WEAK verbs change their vowel and sometimes consonant in the imperfect tense: bringen - er br achte Imperfect Tense IRREGULAR (or mixed) VERBS

Perfect Tense YOU JUST HAVE TO LEARN THEM AS YOU GO ALONG!! As this is quite confusing, there is only really one way of getting to know them properly… (sorry!) IRREGULAR (or mixed) VERBS

The Imperfect Tense Year 10

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