Master grammar with comprehensive explanations and examples
Simple past tense formation for regular (weak) verbs
Can narrate past events using regular simple past forms
Complete first: Präteritum (sein, haben, Modalverben)
Simple past of irregular (strong) verbs with stem vowel changes
Can use irregular simple past forms in written narratives
Complete first: Präteritum regelmäßige Verben
Past perfect tense for events before another past event
Can express events that happened before other past events
Complete first: Präteritum unregelmäßige Verben, Perfekt mit sein
Present tense passive voice: werden + Partizip II
Can form and understand passive voice in present tense
Complete first: Akkusativ vollständig
Past passive: wurde + Partizip II and ist + Partizip II + worden
Can describe past events using passive voice
Complete first: Passiv Präsens, Präteritum unregelmäßige Verben
Subjunctive II for polite requests, wishes, and unreal conditions
Can make polite requests and express wishes with Konj. II
Complete first: Modalverb 'können', Modalverb 'müssen'
The würde-construction for Konjunktiv II of most verbs
Can express hypothetical situations using würde + infinitive
Complete first: Konjunktiv II (Grundformen)
Infinitive clauses with zu, um...zu, ohne...zu, statt...zu
Can form infinitive clauses with zu for purposes and conditions
Complete first: Nebensätze: dass, wenn, ob
Verbs that require a specific preposition
Can use verbs with their required prepositions correctly
Complete first: Wechselpräpositionen (vollständig)
Relative clauses with relative pronouns in nominative and accusative
Can define people and things using relative clauses
Complete first: Nebensätze: dass, wenn, ob, Akkusativ vollständig
Relative clauses with dative and prepositional relative pronouns
Can form relative clauses with dative and prepositions
Complete first: Relativsätze (Nominativ/Akkusativ), Dativ vollständig
Embedded questions with ob and W-words
Can embed questions politely in longer sentences
Complete first: Nebensätze: dass, wenn, ob
Advanced connectors for cause and concession
Can express cause and concession with advanced connectors
Complete first: Nebensätze: dass, wenn, ob
Adjective endings after indefinite articles (Type 2) and without articles (Type 3)
Can use adjective endings after indefinite and zero articles
Complete first: Adjektivdeklination Typ 1
The genitive case for possession and certain prepositions
Can express possession and use genitive prepositions
Complete first: Akkusativ vollständig, Dativ vollständig
Da(r)- and wo(r)- compounds for things with prepositional verbs
Can replace prepositional phrases with da(r)- and wo(r)-
Complete first: Verben mit Präpositionalergänzung