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.
Key words 🔑
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 🪜
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Complete the sentences 🧩
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 🖍️
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I will study 📝
How do you say: I will study?
- ich werde studieren
- ich studiere werden
- ich wirst studieren
- ich werden studieren
Pick the form 🧭
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Your future plans ✍️
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