German Discussing sports Part 23 Using conditional structures

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The conditional is used to say what you would/could/should do. It allows you to express your hopes and dreams. Today we will be looking at 2 structures which both mean would like and both need an infinitive at the END of the sentence. Can you figure Ich möchte Federball I would like to play out which spielen. words mean badminton. ‘would like’? Ich würde gern I would like to be What are the infinitives? Mitglied einer a member of a Mannschaft sein. team.

Just a reminder…. . Infinitives end in en, this is how you would find the word in the dictionary. For example: spielen - to play treiben - to do (sport) Can you think of any other infinitives for the topic area of sport?

Feedback: Give me 5! möchte / würde gern 1. What are the two ways of saying would like? an infinitive 1. What do you need at the end when using these structures? ends in ‘en’ für eine Mannschaft Meine Schwester möchte/würde gern Vereinsmitglied sein. 2. What do you need to remember about an infinitive? 3. How would you say: for a team? 4. Translate: My sister would like to be a club member.