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4.4 Language Structures 1. Dative verbs (gut/schlecht

German · Grade 11 · 8 lessons in the design

What this covers

  • Dative verbs: gut/schlecht gehen, wehtun, schmerzen, empfehlen, geben
  • Dative personal pronouns (mir, dir, ihm, ihr, uns, euch, ihnen)
  • The Präteritum of haben and sein
  • Modal verbs sollen, müssen, dürfen
  • The imperative Sie-form
  • The infinitive with zu and the infinitive without zu
  • Reflexive verbs and reflexive pronouns

What you will be able to do

  • identify language structures for communication
  • apply acquired language structures for communication
  • appreciate the knowledge of grammar structures in effective communication

Key questions

“How do you speak about past events in other languages?”

Lessons

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  1. Dative verbs and dative pronouns
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Recognise dative verbs and use the dative pronouns correctly.
  2. weh tun and schmerzen
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Describe aches and pains with a dative person.
  3. The dative verbs empfehlen and geben
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Recommend and give things to a person in the dative.
  4. The Präteritum of haben and sein
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Talk about the past with hatte and war.
  5. The modal verbs sollen, müssen and dürfen
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Give advice, duty and permission with modal verbs.
  6. The imperative Sie-form
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Give polite advice with the Sie-imperative.
  7. The infinitive with zu and without zu
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Build sentences with zu plus infinitive and without zu.
  8. Reflexive verbs
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Use reflexive verbs and reflexive pronouns about health.