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German B1 Grammar Checklist
A complete German B1 grammar checklist: Präteritum, Perfekt, adjective endings, reflexive verbs, conjunctions, and more. Free study guide.
- All A1 Topics
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- Past Tenses
- Perfekt: haben/sein + past participle.
- Präteritum: narrative past, especially for sein, haben, werden, modal verbs.
- Reflexive Verbs
- Use reflexive pronouns: mich, dich, sich, uns, euch, sich.
- Common verbs: sich freuen, sich waschen, sich beeilen.
- Adjective Endings
- Declension after der-words, ein-words, and no article.
- Adjectives in all four cases.
- Comparative & Superlative
- Regular forms: gut — besser — am besten.
- Use in sentences with cases.
- Conjunctions & Subordinate Clauses
- Coordinating: und, aber, oder, denn, sondern.
- Subordinating: weil, dass, obwohl, wenn, als — verb goes to the end.
- Relative Clauses
- Relative pronouns: der, die, das, den, dem, dessen.
- Verb at the end of the relative clause.
- Passive Voice
- Werden-Passiv: Das Haus wird gebaut.
- Common at B1 in present and past forms.
- Indirect Questions
- Ich weiß nicht, wo der Bahnhof ist.
- Word order: question word + verb at the end.
- Future Tense
- werden + infinitive: Ich werde nächstes Jahr nach Deutschland fahren.
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