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1
Q

auxiliary verbs ?

A

haben

sein

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haben?

A
ich habe
du hast
er/sie/es hat 
wir haben
ihr habt
sie/Sie haben
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sein?

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ich bin
du bist
er/sie/es ist
wir sind
ihr seid
sie/Sie sind
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regular verbs pp?

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ge…t

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irregular verbs pp?

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ge…en

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6
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if the verbs end in ieren…

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don’t add ge

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if the verb has a separable prefix…

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put the ge inbetween the separable prefix and the stem

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if the verb begins with inseparable prefix…

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don’t addge

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when do you use sein?

A
verbs of movement
sein
bleiben
werden 
a change of state
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mixed verbs ?

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ge…t

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pp of werden

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geworden

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nehmen pp

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genommen

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backen pp

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gebackt

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beginnen pp

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begonnen

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bieten pp

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gebetten

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bitten pp

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geboten

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bleiben pp

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geblieben

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brechen pp

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gebrochen

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bringen pp

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gebracht

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denken pp

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gedacht

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essen pp

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gegessen

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fahren pp

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gefahren

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finden pp

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gefunden

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fliegen pp

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geflogen

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geben pp

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gegeben

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gehen pp

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gegangen

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geniessen pp

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genossen

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gewinnen pp

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gewonnen

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haben pp

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gehabt

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helfen pp

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geholfen

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kommen pp

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gekommen

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laufen pp

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gelaufen

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rennen pp

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gerannt

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schwimmen pp

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geschwommen

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sein pp

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gewesen

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sprechen pp

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gesprochen

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37
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trinken pp

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getrunken

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38
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what is the pluperfect tense ?

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i had played

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39
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auxiliary verbs ?

A

haben and sein

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40
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haben ?

A
ich hatte
du hattest
er/sie/es hatte
wir hatten
ihr hattet
sie/Sie hatten
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41
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sein?

A
ich war
du warst
er/sie/es war
wir waren
ihr wart 
sie/Sie waren
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42
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what makes up the pluperfect tense ?

A

auxiliary verb + past participle

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43
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what is the definite article

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the

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44
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what is the indefinite article

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a

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45
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nominative case the

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der
die
das
die

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46
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accusative case the

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den
die
das
die

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47
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genitive case the

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des
der
des
der

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48
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dative case the

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dem
der
dem
der

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49
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nominative case a

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ein
eine
ein
keine

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accusative case a

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einen
eine
ein
keine

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genitive case a

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eines
einer
eines
keiner

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dative case a

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einem
einer
einem
keiner

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53
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when d you use the nominative case ?

A

for the subject of a sentence
after bleiben
sein
werden

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54
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when do you use the accusative ?

A

the direct object of a sentence

object is on receiving end of verb

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55
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when do you use the genitive case ?

A

to show possession

phrases of time

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56
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when do you use the dative ?

A

indirect object

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57
Q

how do you make the future tense ?

A

werden + infinitive

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58
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werden ?

A
ich werde 
du wirst
er/sie/es wird
wir werden
ihr werdet
sie/Sie werden
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59
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what is the imperfect tense ?

A

i did/was doing/i used to do

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60
Q

what to do with regular verbs ?

A

remove the en
stem
add endings

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61
Q

endings for regular verbs in imperfect

A
ich machTE 
du machTEST
er/sie/es machTE 
wir machTEN
ihr machTET
sie/Sie machTEN
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62
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endings for irregular verbs ?

A
ich ging_
du gingST
er/sie/es ging_
wir gingEN
ihr gingT
sie/Sie gingEN
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63
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fahren (IMPERFECT)

A

fuhr

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64
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sehen

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sah

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stehen

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stand

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geben

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gab

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kommen

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kam

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essen

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ass

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sprechen

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sprach

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trinken

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trank

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71
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wissen

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wusste

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72
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brennen

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brannte

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73
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bringen

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brachte

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treffen

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traf

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75
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beginnen

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begann

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76
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bieten

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bot

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77
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denken

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dachte

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78
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gehen

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ging

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79
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fliegen

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flog

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80
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my

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mein

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81
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your

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dein

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82
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his

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sein

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83
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her

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ihr

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84
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our

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unser

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85
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your

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euer

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86
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their

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ihr

87
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Ihr

A

your (formal)

88
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nominative personal pronouns

A
ich
du
er
sie
es
man
wir
ihr
sie
Sie
89
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dative pronouns

A
mir
dir
ihm
ihr
ihm
einem
uns
euch
ihnen
Ihnen
90
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accusative

A
mich
dich
ihn
sie
es
einen
uns
euch
sie
Sie
91
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who in each case?

A

nom-wer
acc-wen
dat-wem
gen-wessen

92
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adjective endings after der/die/das

A

nom- e e en e
acc- en e en e
dat- en en en en
gen-en en en en

93
Q

adjective endings after ein,eine,ein,kein

A

nom-er e es en
acc-en e es en
dat-en en en en
gen- en en en en

94
Q

adjective endings with no articles infront ?

A

nom-er e es e
acc- en e es e
dat - em er em en
gen- en er en er

95
Q

Regular present tense endings ?

A
E
St
T
En
T
En
96
Q

Verbs whose stem ends in d or t ?? In du or ersiees forms

A

Add an extra e

97
Q

Verbs ending in s/ß/ss/ z in du/er/sie/es part??

A

Don’t add a further s inter du part

98
Q

Many verbs whose stem vowel is e ??

A

Changes to I or ie in the du /er/did/es parts

99
Q

Many verbs whose stem vowel is a or au?

A

Add an umlaut

100
Q

Verbs ending in eln

A

Drop the e in the ich part

101
Q

One verb that is irregular in all singular parts?

A

Wissen
Ich weiß
Du weißt
Er/sir/es weiß

102
Q

We’re rn?

A
Ich werde 
Du wirst 
Er/sie/es wird 
Wir werden 
Ihr werdet 
sie werden
103
Q

Wollen ?

A

To want to

104
Q

Dürfen??

A
Ich darf 
Du darfst 
Er/sie/es darf 
Wir dürfen
Ihr dürft 
Sie/sie dürfen
105
Q

Können??

A
Ich kann 
Du kannst 
Er/sie/es kann
Wir können 
Ihr könnt 
Sie sie können
106
Q

Müssen

A
Ich muss 
Du musst 
Er/sie/es muss 
Wir müssen
Ihr müsst
Sie sie müssen
107
Q

Sollen

A
Ich soll 
Du sollst 
Er/sie/es soll 
Wir sollen 
Ihr sollt
Sie sie sollen
108
Q

Wollen??

A
Ich will 
Du willst 
Er/sie/es will
Wir wollen
Ihr wollt 
Sie sie wollen
109
Q

what case is used after so..wie and als ??

A

nominative

110
Q

what case is used after durch?

A

acc

111
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after fur

A

acc

112
Q

after gegen

A

acc

113
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after ohne

A

acc

114
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after um

A

acc

115
Q

after aus

A

dative

116
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after bei

A

dative

117
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after mit

A

dative

118
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after nach

A

dative

119
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after seit

A

dative

120
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after von

A

dative

121
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after zu

A

dative

122
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after statt

A

genitive

123
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after trotz

A

genitive

124
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after wahrend

A

genitive

125
Q

after wegen

A

genitive

126
Q

what happens to dative plural forms ?

A

add an n to the noun

127
Q

nach hause

A

going home

128
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zu hause

A

at home

129
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anstatt

A

instead of

130
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ausserhalb

A

outside of

131
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innerhalb

A

inside of

132
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trotz

A

in spite of

133
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wegen

A

because of

134
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wahrend

A

during

135
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in the genitive the es ending is for …

A

single syllable masculine and neuter nouns

136
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in the genitive the s ending is for

A

nouns more than one syllable long

137
Q

which prepositions take the nominative case ?

A

so wie and als

138
Q

which prepositions take accusative ?

A

durch gegen fur um ohne

139
Q

which prepositions take dative ?

A

aus von bei mit zu seit

140
Q

what prepositions are used with accusative ?

A

durch,fur ohne, gegen um

141
Q

what prepositions are used with dative ?

A

aus ausser bei mit nach seit von zu

142
Q

what does vor +dative + a time phrase mean ?

A

ago

143
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what prepositions take the genitive ?

A

anstatt, ausserhalb,innerhalb,trotz,wahrend,wegen

144
Q

Werden + past participle

A

Passive

145
Q

Sie haben

A

You have

146
Q

Information

A

Angabe

147
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Kaum

A

Hardly

148
Q

Ängstlich

A

Scared

149
Q

Anhaben

A

To have on

150
Q

Anhalten

A

To stop

151
Q

Supporter

A

Anhängerin

152
Q

Accusative prepositions ?

A

Bis durch für gegen ohne um wider

153
Q

Genitive prepositions

A
Statt 
Trotz
Wegen
Aufgrund
Während 
Infolge 
Innerhalb 
Außerhalb 
Diesseits 
Jenseits 
Anlässlich 
Angesichts 
Um... Willen
154
Q

Dative prepositions?

A
Aus 
Außer 
Bei 
Mit 
Gegenüber 
Nach 
Seit 
Von 
Zu 
Dank 
Abgesehen von 
Binnen 
Entgegen 
Laut
155
Q

Dual prepositions ?

A
In 
An 
Auf 
Hinter 
Vor 
Zwischen 
Über 
Unter 
Neben 
Entlang
156
Q

Wider ?

A

Against

157
Q

Infolge ?

A

As a result

158
Q

Anlässlich

A

On the occasion of

159
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Angesichts

A

In view of

160
Q

Um…Willen

A

For the sake of

161
Q

Dank

A

Thanks to

162
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Abgesehen von

A

Apart from

163
Q

Entgegen

A

Opposite

164
Q

Binnen

A

Within

165
Q

befehlen

A

to order

166
Q

conjugation of befehlen

A

befiehlt
befahl
hat befohlen

167
Q

conjugation of beginnen

A

beginnt
begann
hat begonnen

168
Q

bekommen

A

to receive

169
Q

conjugation of bekommen

A

bekommt
bekam
hat bekommen

170
Q

beschließen

A

to decide

171
Q

conjugation of beschließen

A

beschließt
beschloss
hat beschlossen

172
Q

beschreiben

A

to describe

173
Q

conjugation of beschreiben

A

beschreibt
beschrieb
hat beschrieben

174
Q

besitzen

A

to own

175
Q

conjugation of besitzen

A

besitzt
besaß
hat besessen

176
Q

conjugation of bieten

A

bietet
bot
hat geboten

177
Q

conjugation of binden

A

bindet
band
hat gebunden

178
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abhängen von plus dative

A

to depend on

179
Q

achten auf plus acc

A

to pay attention to

180
Q

anfangen mit plus dative

A

to begin with

181
Q

ankommen auf plus acc

A

to depend on

182
Q

aufhören mit plus dative

A

to stop

183
Q

Angst haben vor plus dative

A

to be afraid of

184
Q

sich beschweren über plus acc

A

to complain about

185
Q

bitten um plus acc

A

to ask for

186
Q

denken an plus acc

A

to think of

187
Q

sich erinnern an plus acc

A

to remember

188
Q

erkennen an pls dative

A

to recognize by

189
Q

sich freuen auf plus acc

A

to look forward to

190
Q

sich freuen über plus acc

A

to be happy about

191
Q

es geht um plus acc

A

its about

192
Q

gehören zu plus dative

A

to belong to

193
Q

sich gewöhnen an plus acc

A

to get used to

194
Q

glauben an plus acc

A

to believe in

195
Q

halten von plus dative

A

to think of (opinion)

196
Q

helfen bei plus dative

A

to help with

197
Q

sich interessieren auf plus acc

A

to be interested in

198
Q

sich konzentrieren auf plus acc

A

to concentrate on

199
Q

sich kümmern um plus acc

A

to care about

200
Q

lachen über plus acc

A

to laugh at

201
Q

leiden an plus dative

A

to suffer from

202
Q

nachdenken über plus acc

A

to think about or consider

203
Q

rechnen mit plus dative

A

to reckon with

204
Q

retten vor plus dative

A

to save from

205
Q

schützen vor plus dative

A

to protect from

206
Q

sorgen für plus acc

A

to care for

207
Q

stammen aus plus Dative

A

to come from

208
Q

teilnehmen an plus dative

A

to take part in

209
Q

sich unterhalten mit pplus dative

A

to talk to

210
Q

vergleichen mit plus dative

A

to compare with

211
Q

sich verlassen auf plus acc

A

to rely on

212
Q

sich verlieben in plus acc

A

to fall in love with

213
Q

warten auf plus acc

A

to wait for