School and Future Work: Vocabulary and the Future Tense
Learn German words for school and work, then use the future tense (werden plus an infinitive) to say what you will study and do.
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School and work in German
One thing to notice in German: every noun starts with a capital letter, so school and work words like Schule and Beruf are always capitalised. This topic covers school and work vocabulary, and the future tense, which lets you say what you will study and do. It is one of the most useful ways to talk about your plans.
Job and study words in German
Four German words for school and work. Learn the meaning of each.
Now or later?
Compare the present tense with the future tense.
Match the word
- Schule
- Prüfung
- Beruf
- Büro
- school
- exam
- job or profession
- office
Which is the exam?
Which German word means exam?
- Prüfung
- Schule
- Beruf
- Büro
The future tense
The future tense says what you will do. Use a present-tense form of WERDEN plus an infinitive, and put the infinitive at the END of the clause. The forms are: ich werde, du wirst, er or sie wird, wir werden, ihr werdet, sie werden. Example: ich werde studieren, meaning I will study.
Match werden to English
- ich werde
- du wirst
- wir werden
- sie werden
- I will
- you will
- we will
- they will
Correct pairings
Which TWO correctly pair the subject with the form of werden? Choose all that apply.
- ich werde
- du wirst
- ich wirst
- du werde
Build a sentence
Put the words in order to say: I will do my homework. Remember the infinitive goes at the end.
- ich
- werde
- Hausaufgaben
- machen
School words and the future in German
The German for school is _____. The German for an office is _____. To say I will, with ich, you use _____. To say we will, with wir, you use _____. To say you will, speaking to a friend, you use du _____.
Spot the school words
Tap the TWO words about school.
- Schule
- Prüfung
- Beruf
- Büro
Send the verb to the end
How do you say: I will study at university?
- ich werde an der Universität studieren
- ich werde studieren an der Universität
- ich wirst an der Universität studieren
- ich werden an der Universität studieren
Pick the form
For each subject, choose the correct present-tense form of werden.
- You want to say I will, with ich. Which form of werden?
- You want to say you will, with du. Which form of werden?
- You want to say we will, with wir. Which form of werden?
Your future plans
Write two or three sentences in German about what you will study or do in the future, using the future tense.
- Use ich werde plus an infinitive at least once
- Mention a school subject or a job in German
- Write two or three sentences