word used before a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun, connecting it to another word

word that connects ideas between clauses in a sentence

after certain conjunctions, the verb is sent to the end of the sentence or clause

acronym to summarise what to include in a photo description: People, Action, Location, Mood

A1a - 1 Ich habe Opa das Mehrgenerationenhaus gezeigt, [bevor] der Bau ...

A1a - 2 [Vor] seinem Besuch hat der Bürgermeister das Bauprojekt persönlich ...

A1a - 3 Mutti und ich mussten noch viel organisieren, [bevor] Opa einziehen ...

A1a - 4 [Nach] Opas Ankunft hat sich die Stimmung in der Wohngemeinschaft ...

A1a - 5 Ich habe viel über Gemeinschaft gelernt, [nachdem] Opa in das neue ...

A1a - 6 [Nach] unserem Familiengespräch verstehen sich die verschiedenen ...

Gemeinsam statt einsam: prepositions vor, nach and conjunctions bevor, nachdem

German

Du siehst nicht krank aus: word order in 2-verb structures with conjunctions

Das Leben mit Behinderung: stem changes in present tense weak verbs

Armut in Deutschland: 'bis' as preposition, 'bis' and 'wenn' as conjunctions

Diskriminerung im Alltag: 'damit' da-compound vs 'damit' conjunction

Meine Welt - Platz für alle: extended listening and spoken production

Energiekrise in Deutschland: future vs conditional, 2-verb rule

Biodiversität: definite and indefinite articles after prepositions, da-compounds

Die Umwelt: word order with questions, questions with wo-compounds

This unit revisits a range of known grammar in the context of social and global inequalities. The future and conditional tenses are reactivated. 'Nach' and 'nachdem', 'vor' and 'bevor' are revisited. Word order 3 with  conjunctions ob, sobald, solange, bis and damit are practised.

Communication and the world around us: meine Welt

Complete the following sentence by filling in the missing word for 'in front of': '{{}} der Kasse stand ein Erwachsener.'

Complete the following sentence by filling in the missing word for 'before': '{{}} ich putze, gucke ich eine Komödie.'

Put the words below into the correct order, starting with 'nachdem', to make the following sentence: 'After she left the till, she was tired.'

Match each letter in PALM to a possible example.

Which German sentence correctly says 'I am cleaning the flat.'?

Nachdem er geguckt hat, er putzt die Wohnung.

Nachdem er die Kasse verlassen hat, hat er eine Tat begangen.

Nachdem die Erwachsene war müde, ging sie ins Bett.

Which of these sentences correctly uses 'nachdem' and the correct word order?

Match each word to its correct English meaning.

Complete the following sentence by adding the correct form of 'werden' in the conditional tense: 'Er {{}} die Tat nicht wiederholen.'

Put these words in the correct order to form a grammatically accurate clause.

Which of the following sentences correctly use a 2-verb structure?

Starter Quiz

Which of these sentences correctly uses 'nachdem' and the correct word order?