Life at home: building sentences, present tense singular

I can use weak verbs in the present tense in singular persons to translate or write a letter to a penfriend in German.

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    • [u] can be either short (followed by 2 or more consonants) or long (followed by a single consonant or 'h').
    • 'Buch' is an exception, with a long [u] before 2 consonants.
    • There is only one present tense in German: 'ich lerne' means 'I learn' and 'I am learning'.

    Common mix-up

    “There are two present tenses in German, as in English.”

    There is only one present tense in German. 'Ich lerne' means 'I learn' and 'I am learning'.

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    [u]
    pronounced as in 'du' or 'Punkt'
    present tense
    describes habitual events in the present or what is happening now: 'I do' or ‘I’m doing’

    Year 7 · German · Key Stage 3 · Lesson 5 of 6

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