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Referring to the future in German The future tense in German is formed with the verb werden: Wirst du in Zukunft öfters im Ausland arbeiten? Will you be working abroad more often in future?Wir werden uns wahrscheinlich verspäten.We will probably be delayed.Note that there is also another less frequently used […]

What is the past perfect tense?The past perfect tense, also called the pluperfect tense, is one of the three past tenses in German. It is used when speaking or writing about the past to refer to events that happened earlier:Gestern traf ich Karl. Wir hatten uns seit 20 Jahren nicht […]

Usage in GermanThe simple past tense in German is usually used in the written language, especially in articles, reports, novels and CVs.  Der Bundeskanzler eröffnete das neue Messezentrum.The Federal Chancellor opened the new trade fair centre.Mit 19 Jahren begann ich mein Jurastudium.When I was 19, I began to study law.In […]

Usage in English In English, the present perfect tense is used for past events that are linked to the present. This stands in contrast to the simple past tense, which refers to actions that were completed in the past: present perfect       They have not arrived yet. simple past  […]

The present tense in GermanThe present tense in German is mainly used:➠to refer to events that are happening at the present time: Peter trinkt ein Bier.Peter is drinking beer. ➠to describe habitual actions and general statements: Sonntags treffen wir unsere Freunde. On Sundays, we meet our friends.Die Erde dreht sich […]

Verbs and prepositions in English and GermanIn German as in English many verbs are followed by a preposition:Wir sprechen über den Film.We talk about the film.Sie entschuldigt sich für die Verspätung.She apologises for the delay.Although German prepositions used in connection with a verb might sometimes correspond to the English as […]

⏪ CONTENTS SHORTCUT TO ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS part1(§1-§9) SHORTCUT TO ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS part2(§10-§24) SHORTCUT TO ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS part3(§25-§34) §35  Although there are no differences in form between the positive and comparative forms        of adjectives and adverbs, the superlative form of adverbs exists only         in the am […]

⏪ CONTENTS SHORTCUT TO ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS part1(§1-§9)SHORTCUT TO ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS part2(§10-§24)SHORTCUT TO ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS part4(§25-§34) §25  An important variation in the comparative form is the umlauting of a stem vowel,        especially in one-syllable adjectives:        POSITIVE         COMPARATIVE         alt    […]

⏪ CONTENTS SHORTCUT TO ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS part1(§1-§9) SHORTCUT TO  ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS part3(§10-§24) SHORTCUT TO ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS part4(§35-§43) §10  Definite and indefinite articles always come before the nouns they modify. Other        adjectives, however, may either precede or complement the nouns they modify — just        as in English.  […]

⏪ CONTENTS SHORTCUT TO ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS part2(§10-§24) SHORTCUT TO ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS part3(§25-§34) SHORTCUT TO ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS part4(§35-§43) §1  Adjectives and adverbs are descriptive words. Adjectives tell us more about nouns:        how big they are, how colorful, important, tasty, obtuse, and so on. Adverbs give more      information […]