German Verb Drills, Fourth Edition

By Astrid Henschel

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German Verb Drills helps you overcome the obstacles of German verbs, so that you can confidently use verbs when expressing yourself in German. This book explains how the German verb system works, while providing numerous exercises for you to master each point covered.

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• Clear explanations of conjugations followed by numerous exercises
• Free online exercises available at mhprofessional.com to assess your skills once you have completed the book

Topics include: The Present Tense of Regular, Irregular, and Modal Verbs, Infin, sein, and werden, Present tense of irregular verbs, Verbs with separable prefixes in the present tense, Modal auxiliaries in the present tense, Imperative, Future Tense, and Present Perfect Tense, Imperative, Future tense, Present perfect tense of weak verbs, Haben or sein as the auxiliary verb in perfect tenses, Present perfect tense of strong verbs, Present perfect tense of mixed verbs, Present perfect tense with separable prefixes, Present perfect tense with inseparable prefixes and verbs stems ending in -ier, Present perfect tense with modal auxiliaries, The Past Tense, Use of past tense, Past tense of weak verbs, Past tense of strong verbs, Past tense of mixed verbs, Past tense of haben, sein, and werden, Past tense of modal auxiliaries, Perfect Tenses, Reflexive and Impersonal Verbs, Infinitive Constructions, and Passive Voice, Past perfect tense, Future perfect tense, Reflexive verbs, Impersonal verbs, Infinitive constructions, The passive voice, Formation of the subjunctive mood, Use of the subjunctive--expressing a wish, Subjunctive after als ob or als wenn, Conditional, Unreal conditions (subjunctive or conditional), Indirect discourse with the subjunctive and the indicative

• Language: English
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Release date: Oct 11, 2010
• ISBN: 9780071746199

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GERMAN VERB DRILLS

Fourth Edition

Astrid Henschel

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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 written form, and many of the exercises can be easily converted to oral drills, thereby adding another dimension to practice. Students use the verbs in context, and the emphasis is upon contemporary, colloquial use of the language. Answers for all the exercises are provided in the Answer Key.

German Verb Drills is composed of five parts and follows the normal progression of most basic texts, beginning with the present tense of regular and irregular verbs and ending with a study of the subjunctive mood. Review exercises are placed at the end of each part, and a German–English/English–German index of verbs is provided at the end