stands for sound-symbol correspondence - the relationship between letters and their sound

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

A1 - 1 Wien

A1 - 2 Eisenstadt

A1 - 3 Graz

A1 - 4 Innsbruck

A1 - 5 Bregenz

A1 - 6 Salzburg

C1 - example - tief, kalt, wenig 

C1 - 1 voll, nah, links

C1 - 2 kalt, rechts, damals

C1 - 3 hatte, voll, wenig

C1 - 4 nah, früher, war

C1 - 5 kalt, links, rechts 

C1 - 6 wenig, voll, damals 

C2 - example - Montags gibt es einen Markt.

C2 - 1 Im Sommer gibt es einen Strand am Marktplatz.

C2 - 2 Es gab ein Stadion.

C2 - 3 Die Stadt hatte nicht viele Geschäfte.

C2 - 4 Sie hatte auch keine Industrie.

C2 - 5 Es gibt einen Skatepark.

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

German

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

Then and now: the comparative

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

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

In der Stadtmitte __________ es einen Markt.

Match the sentences to the correct missing words.

'Hast du ein __________ Buch?'. Choose the correct missing word.

Order the words to say: 'I am arriving at 9 o'clock.'

Write in English: 'Meine Katze ist lustig.'

Write in German: 'When is your birthday?'

Starter Quiz

Which word means 'during'?