Key learning points

1. 'Bis' as a preposition means 'until, 'up to', by'. As a conjunction sending the verb to the end it means 'until'.
2. 'Bis' can be used on its own with adverbs and simple time phrases.
3. If the noun following 'bis' has an article, use an appropriate preposition - 'zu', 'an', 'in' - and the correct case.
4. 'Wenn' means ‘when’, ‘whenever’ of ‘if’ and is used for repeated actions or conditions in the present or future.
5. Both 'bis' and 'wenn' trigger word order 3, sending the verb to the end of the sentence or clause.

Keywords

• Preposition - word that is used before a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun, connecting it to another word

• Conjunction - word that connects ideas between clauses in a sentence

• Bis - preposition meaning 'until', 'up to', 'by', and a conjunction meaning 'until'

• Wenn - conjunction meaning 'if' or 'when' which send the verb to the end. (word order3)

• Word order 3 (WO3) - finite verb goes to the end of the sentence or clause after certain conjunctions

Common misconception