verb tense that describes completed actions in the past, e.g., 'I said', 'she played'

adverb meaning ‘previously', in former times', 'in the past’

A1 - example - zwingen, schwingen

A1 - 1 Zwang, schwang

A1 - 2 Zwenken, schwenken

A1 - 3 Schwa, zwar

A1 - 4 Zwerg, Schwert

A1 - 5 schweifen, zweifeln

C1 - example - Früher sind wir häufig ins Kino gegangen.

C1 - 1 Wir sind oft in den Park gegangen.

C1 - 2 Du hast früher deine eigene Musik gespielt.

C1 - 3 Früher habe ich dir viele Briefe geschrieben.

C1 - 4 Wir haben häufig Bücher gelesen.

C1 - 5 Wir sind früher nur selten gereist.

This year and in the past: perfect tense with 'früher' and 'noch nicht'

German

Places and people: now or then? Imperfect tense: 'war', 'hatte', 'gab'

What was it like then? Imperfect tense: 'war, hatte, gab, damals, früher'

Then and now: the comparative

Then and now: comparatives and plurals

This unit introduces the imperfect tense  forms war, hatte, and es gab to compare places and experience in the past and present. The comparative is also introduced, and adjective endings revisited.

Then and now: imperfect tense and comparatives

Write in German: 'There was even more money.'

Order the numbers from largest to smallest.

Write in English: 'Ich habe Musik gehört.'

Write in German in the perfect tense: 'She played in the park.'

Starter Quiz

Which word means 'only'?