the order of adverbs in a German sentence - time before manner before place, abbreviated to TMP

comparative adverb meaning 'more gladly', 'rather'

superlative adverb meaning 'most preferably', 'most of all'

A1 - 1 Matthias und seine Familie mussten zuerst [mit dem Auto] zum Bahnhof ...

A1 - 2 [Um neun Uhr] sind sie in den Zug nach Hamburg gestiegen.

A1 - 3 Dann mussten sie den Zug [nach Dagebüll] nehmen.

A1 - 4 [Danach] mussten sie mit dem Boot zur Insel fahren.

A1 - 5 Ein paar Stunden später ist die Familie [endlich] an der Insel ...

Kleine Schule: time, manner, place, present tense with gern, lieber, am liebsten

German

This unit revisits separable verbs in present and perfect tenses, adjective agreement and use of  time, manner, place adverbs. It introduces nouns and adjectives with prepositions, the preposition and adverb 'bis', superlative prenominal adjectives and abstract nouns, for example 'das Gute'.

People and lifestyle: das Schulleben

Match the elements of a sentence to their examples.

Order the words correctly, emphasising the time.

Write in English: 'Meine Verwandte liest gern.'

Write in German: 'She likes drinking water most of all.'

'Der Unterricht ist __________.'. Choose the correct missing word.

Order the words to say: 'The female student and the male student are in the school.'

Write in English: 'Wo ist die Hauptstadt?'

Write in German: 'He speaks to the class.'

Starter Quiz