German Verb Drills, Fifth Edition

By Astrid Henschel

Get on the Fast Track to Mastering the German Verb System!

Confident use of verbs is an essential foundation for learning German. German Verb Drills will help you lay this foundation through clear explanations and rigorous practice. You language skills will be strengthened as you become more fluent in your use of the correct tenses and verb forms.

Inside you’ll find:

● Numerous examples that demonstrate how the German verb system works
● Review and mastery exercises to reinforce your learning
● An answer key to give you clear explanations on every concept

German Verb Drills is the bestselling source of practice that you can use either in conjunction with a course or as a self-learning tool. You’ll become less intimidated by verb conjugation and, instead, more confident in your German writing and speaking skills.

• Language: English
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Release date: Apr 7, 2017
• ISBN: 9781260010619

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Contents

Introduction

Part 1

The Present Tense of Regular, Irregular, and Modal Verbs

1   Infinitive

2   Present tense of regular verbs

Interrogative

3   Present tense of haben, sein, and werden

4   Present tense of irregular verbs

Vowel change from e to i

Vowel change from e to ie

Vowel change from a to ä

5   Verbs with separable prefixes in the present tense

Common separable prefixes

6   Modal auxiliaries in the present tense

Review of part 1

Part 2

Imperative, Future Tense, and Present Perfect Tense

7   Imperative

Formal command

Familiar command, singular

Familiar command, plural

Exhortations (mild commands)

8   Future tense

Adverb of time

9   Present perfect tense of weak verbs

Use of tense

Formation of tense

Formation of past participle of weak verbs

10  Haben or sein as the auxiliary verb in perfect tenses

11  Present perfect tense of strong verbs

Formation of past participle

12  Present perfect tense of mixed verbs

13  Present perfect tense with separable prefixes

14  Present perfect tense with inseparable prefixes and verb stems ending in -ier

Inseparable prefixes

Verb stems ending in -ier

15  Present perfect tense with modal auxiliaries

Review of part 2

Part 3

The Past Tense

16  Use of past tense

17  Past tense of weak verbs

Definition of weak and strong verbs

Formation of weak verbs in the past tense

18  Past tense of strong verbs

19  Past tense of mixed verbs

20  Past tense of haben, sein, and werden

21  Past tense of modal auxiliaries

Review of part 3

Part 4

Perfect Tenses, Reflexive and Impersonal Verbs, Infinitive Constructions, and Passive Voice

22  Past perfect tense

Use of tense

Formation of tense

23  Future perfect tense

Use of tense

Formation of tense

24  Reflexive verbs

Use of the reflexive

Formation of reflexive construction

Perfect tenses of reflexive verbs

Use of the dative with personal interest

Reflexive commands

25  Impersonal verbs

Es gibt or es ist, es sind

26  Infinitive constructions

Verbal nouns

Double infinitives with modals

Double infinitives with lassen, helfen, sehen, etc.

Infinitives without zu

Infinitives with or without zu

Infinitives with zu

Prepositions and infinitives

Infinitives and commands

27  The passive voice

Formation of the passive voice

Von or durch

Conjugation of passive voice

Man as a substitute

Passive with modal auxiliaries

Review of part 4

Part 5

The Subjunctive and Conditional Moods

28  Formation of the subjunctive mood

Simple tenses

Compound tenses

29  Use of the subjunctive—expressing a wish

Use of the subjunctive

Subjunctive in expressing a wish

30  Subjunctive after als ob or als wenn

Present

Past

Omission of ob or wenn

31  Conditional

Use of the conditional

Formation of the conditional

32  Unreal conditions (subjunctive or conditional)

Present

Past

Omission of wenn

33  Indirect discourse with the subjunctive and the indicative

Indirect discourse with the subjunctive

Indirect discourse with the indicative

Review of part 5

Appendix: Final Review

Answer Key

Index of Verbs

German–English

English–German

Introduction

Practice is an indispensable element of mastery in foreign language learning, as it is in other subject areas. German Verb Drills is an excellent supplement to basic classroom texts and is particularly valuable as a tool for individualized instruction and practice.

In a clear and concise way this book leads students to an understanding of how German verbs are formed and used. A variety of drills reinforces the ability to manipulate the language in its