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29 Cards in this Set
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Er schreibt gerade an meine Mutter.
NB: use of adverb to represent a present progressive verb temporality.
s. 5 |
He is writing [right] now to my mother. |
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Ich glaube schon, dass es richtig ist.
NB: use of adverb to express emphasis on present tense. |
I do believe that it is right. |
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Sie lehrte.
NB: use of Präteritum to express a sense of a past progressive tense.
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She was teaching. |
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Ich gähnte schon nach dem Essen.
NB: use of an adverb where English would use a past progressive. |
I was already yawning after dinner. |
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Ich habe früher in Berlin gewohnt.
NB: use of früher to express "used to". |
I used to live in Berlin. (Perfekt) |
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Ich mache nächstes Jahr eine lange Reise.
NB: use of present tense + temporal marker to express the future.
s. 13 |
I am taking a long trip next year. |
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Wenn du es einmal liest, dann verstehst du alles.
NB: use of present tense + temporal marker to express the future. |
If you read it once, then you will understand everything. |
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Wie lange sind Sie schon in Amerika?
NB: use of present tense to describe an action/ circumstance that began in the past and continues in the present |
How long have you (already) been in America? |
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Ich wohne schon seit drei Monaten in Berlin.
NB: use of present tense to describe an action/ circumstance that began in the past and continues in the present |
I have (already) been living in Berlin for three months. |
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Als ich kam, war er schon lange hier.
NB: use of past tense (usually + schon, sein) to describe an action / circ. that began at one pt in the past and continued to a subsequent pt still in the past.
s. 14 |
When I came, he had (already) been here for a long time. |
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Die Frau mit rotem Haar heißt Anna.
s. 16 |
The woman with red hair is called Anna. |
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Der Polizist hat ihn davor gewarnt. |
The policeman warned him about that. |
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Nachdem er das Auto gekauft hatte, ging er nie wieder zu Fuß.
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After he had bought the car, he never again walked. (Plusquamperfekt) |
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Seitdem er reich geworden ist, spricht er nicht mehr mit uns.
NB: use of Perfekt tense + present tense.
s. 25 |
Since he became rich, he no longer talks to us. (Perfekt) |
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Sie ist in den Teich gefallen.
NB: INTR verb expressing change of position or condition takes sein as aux.
s. 26 |
She fell into the pond. (Perfekt) |
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Wohin ist er gegangen?
NB: INTR verb expressing change of position or condition takes sein as aux. |
Where did he go? (Perfekt) |
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Sie sind zu uns gekommen.
NB: INTR verb expressing change of position or condition takes sein as aux. |
They came to us. (Perfekt) |
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Der Patient ist gestorben.
NB: INTR verb expressing change of position or condition takes sein as aux. |
The patient has died. (Perfekt) |
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Es ist kalt geworden.
NB: INTR verb expressing change of position or condition takes sein as aux. |
It became cold. (Perfekt) |
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Meine Mutter ist eingeschlafen.
NB: INTR verb expressing change of position or condition takes sein as aux. |
My mother has fallen asleep. (Perfekt) |
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Die Kinder sind bei uns gewesen. |
The children have been at our house. (Perfekt) |
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Er ist den ganzen Tag zu Hause geblieben. |
He stayed at home all day. (Perfekt) |
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Der Plan ist nicht gelungen. |
The plan did not succeed. (Perfekt) |
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Was ist denn geschehen? |
What happened? |
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Sie werden wohl nicht kommen.
NB: use of werden + wohl to express probability
s. 30 |
They will probably not come. |
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Bald werden sie 48 Stunden ohne Essen gewesen sein.
s. 31
NB: Future perfect tense |
Soon they will have been 48 hours without food. |
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Wann wird sie das Paket erhalten haben? |
When will she have received the package? |
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Es ist möglich, dass er das Geld gespart haben wird. |
It is possible that he will have saved the money. |
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Wer kann sagen, was sie mit dem Gefangenen getan haben werden? |
Who can say what they will have done with the prisoner? |
