a past tense formed with the present tense of 'sein' or 'haben' and a past participle

German single-word past tense used mainly to narrate past events in writing, e.g., 'war', 'hatte', 'gab', 'fand'

preposition meaning 'since' or 'for' followed by the dative case

preposition meaning ‘ago’ followed by the dative case

Rechte:  perfect tense, simple past, 'seit' vs 'vor'

German

This unit revisits known grammar with an emphasis on simple past and perfect tense, 'obwohl' with single verb structures, word order 2, and 'zu..' clauses following verbs (for example planen, hoffen). New vocabulary is added to support the discussion of human rights.

People and lifestyle: Menschenrechte

It uses a form of 'haben' or 'sein' plus a past participle.

It's modal verb forms are commonly used in spoken German.

Which statements apply to the imperfect tense?

Which verbs are commonly used in the imperfect tense in spoken German?

What is the Vienna International Film Festival called in German?

Order the words to say: 'There was a lot of traffic after the carnival.'

Write in English: 'Ich brauche ein Zeichen.'

Write in German: 'The beginning was interesting.'

Starter Quiz