verb used with a 2nd verb in the infinitive to form the future tense

form of ‘werden’ meaning would, used with a 2nd infinitive to express a conditional idea

form of ‘haben’ meaning ‘would have’ which expresses a conditional idea

form of ‘sein’ meaning ‘would be’ which expresses a conditional idea

grammar structure expressing what you would do or what might happen in the future

C1a - 1 Für mich [wäre] es wichtig, viel für die Umwelt zu tun und dabei ...

C1a - 2 Deutschland [würde] schnellere elektrische Züge bekommen.

C1a - 3 Und die Menschen [hätten] nur noch Elektroautos, wenn überhaupt. 

C1a - 4 Wir [würden] mehr Wind- und Sonnenenergie in diesem Land nutzen und ...

C1a - 5 Als Bundeskanzlerin [würde] ich den Menschen gut zuhören. 

C1a - 6 Das [wäre] mir sehr wichtig.

C1a - full text - Für mich [wäre] es wichtig, viel für die Umwelt zu tun und ...

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

German

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

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

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

Order the words to say: 'If he had time, he would go.'

The verb 'haben' has its own form in the conditional. Write in German: 'I would have an electric car'.

The verb 'sein' has its own form in the conditional. Write in German: 'I would be eco-friendly'.

'Wir haben __________ Meinung.' Choose the correct missing words.

Order the words to say: 'My shoes are wet because it is raining.'

Write in English: 'die Kosten sind zu hoch'.

Write in German: 'the quality was not good'.

Starter Quiz

'Wir haben __________ Meinung.' Choose the correct missing words.