werden lesson

werden

How to talk about the future - I will travel to Germany next year.

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If you want to go to college, where do you want to go?

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What do you want to do/be when you finish school?

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Where do you want to live?

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Where would you like to travel?

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What is something unique you'd like to do in your lifetime?

werden = will

werden is irregular and must be memorized

ich werde wir werden

du wirst ihr werdet

er/sie/es wird sie/Sie werden

Match

Match the following

• I will

• he will

• they will

• she will

• we will

ich werde

er wird

sie werden

sie wird

wir werden

• ich werde

• er wird

• sie werden

• sie wird

• wir werden

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Translate: you (sing.) will

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Translate: you (pl.) will

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Translate: you (pol.) will

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Translate: will he?

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Translate: will they?

Using werden in a sentence

To use this verb in a sentence, conjugate werden, then put the action verb at the end of the sentence in the infinitive form (with an -en ending.)

Here are some examples:

Ich werde Pizza essen. I will eat pizza.

Er wird nach der Schule schlafen. He will sleep after school.

Wir werden am Wochenende reisen. We will travel on the weekend.

​Action is always last - no exceptions!

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Translate: We will read.

Reorder

Reorder the following into a correct sentence - action goes LAST!

• ich

• werde

• am Montag

• ein Buch

• lesen

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Reorder

Reorder the following into a correct sentence - action goes LAST

• du

• wirst

• im Sommer

• Fußball

• spielen

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Reorder

Reorder the following into a correct sentence - action goes LAST!

• er

• wird

• heute

• Hausaufgaben

• machen

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

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Now try writing a whole sentence yourself - try writing "Y'all will listen to music" in German.

Writing practice

Grab a piece of paper and scissors.
Watch the video on the next slide to make a paper fortune teller.
Follow the steps to fold and label the fortune teller.
Then go to the slide after the video when you're ready to write the fortunes on the inside.

Fortune Telling

Write a fortune, telling someone's future. Include:

1. Something the person will (or won’t) have:

   1. Du wirst keine Haare haben.

2. Something the person will be:

   1. Du wirst hässlich sein.

3. Something the person will do:

   1. Du wirst in Kazakhstan wohnen.

4. Someone the person will marry:

   1. Du wirst Lebron James heiraten.

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