| Introduction |
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Conventions Used in This Book |
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How This Book Is Organized |
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Part 1 The Basic Building Blocks of German |
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Part 2 Focusing on the Present |
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Part 3 Adding Flair to Your Conversations |
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Part 4 Talking about the Past and the Future |
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PART 1 THE BASIC BUILDING BLOCKS OF GERMAN |
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Chapter 1 Laying the Foundations of German |
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Introducing yourself and others |
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Keeping the conversational ball rolling |
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12 | (1) |
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Figuring Out How Subject Pronouns Fit with Verbs |
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Making sure "you" dress properly for the occasion: The formality of du/ihr and Sie |
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Distinguishing among sie, sie, and Sie |
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Using gender-neutral pronouns |
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Counting off with cardinal numbers |
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Getting in line with ordinal numbers |
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Was 1st das Datum?: Expressing Dates |
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On the Clock: Expressing Time |
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Answers to "Laying the Foundations of German" Practice Questions |
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Chapter 2 Assembling the Basic Tools for German Sentences |
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Grasping German Grammar Terms |
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Conjugating verbs and understanding tenses |
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Getting gender, number, and case |
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Describing words, parts of words, and word groupings |
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Identifying Parts of Speech |
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Finding Meaning through Context |
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Using a Bilingual Dictionary |
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Answers to "Assembling the Basic Tools for German Sentences" Practice Questions |
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Chapter 3 Sorting Out Word Gender and Case |
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Rounding Up Grammatical Genders |
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Identifying German genders and figuring out which one to use |
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48 | (3) |
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Lassoing indefinite articles |
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51 | (1) |
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Calling All Cases: The Roles That Nouns and Pronouns Play |
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Identifying the four cases |
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Putting Pronouns in Place |
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Answers to "Sorting Out Word Gender and Case" Practice Questions |
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Chapter 4 Building Your Word Power |
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Working with Word Combinations |
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62 | (4) |
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62 | (2) |
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Describing picture compound nouns |
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Checking out verb combinations |
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Grasping Word Families and Word Categories |
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Working with word families |
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Picture that!: Working with word categories |
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69 | (2) |
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Streamlining Word Storage |
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Recognizing cognates and near cognates |
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False friends: Bad buddies |
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Answers to "Building Your Word Power" Practice Questions |
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74 | (3) |
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PART 2 FOCUSING ON THE PRESENT |
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Chapter 5 Grasping the Present Tense |
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Getting Your Verbs in Shape: Present-Tense Conjugations |
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Agreeing with the regulars |
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Conjugating verbs with spelling changes |
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Conjugating the irregulars haben and sein: To have and to be |
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Using the Very Versatile Present Tense |
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Answers to "Grasping the Present Tense" Practice Questions |
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94 | (3) |
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Chapter 6 Asking and Answering Intelligently; Giving Orders |
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Inverting Word Order for Yes/No Questions |
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98 | (2) |
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Gathering Information with Question Words: Who, What, Why, and More |
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Checking Information: Tag! You're It, Aren't You? |
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Using the Imperative: Do It! |
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Requests and suggestions: Looking at question-command hybrids |
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Responding with No: The Difference between Kein and Nicht |
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109 | (2) |
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111 | (4) |
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Answers to "Asking and Answering Intelligently: Giving Orders" Practice Questions |
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Chapter 7 In the Mood: Combining Verbs with Modal Auxiliaries |
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122 | (1) |
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Identifying modals: Assistants with attitude |
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122 | (1) |
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Understanding word order and modals |
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May I?: Durfen, the Permission Verb |
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You Can Do It!: Konnen, the Ability Verb |
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I Like That: Mogen, the Likeable Verb |
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127 | (2) |
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What Would You Like?: Mochten, the Preference Verb |
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Do I Have To?: Mussen, the Verb of Necessity |
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Should I or Shouldn't I?: Sollen, the Duty Verb |
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I Want to Be Famous: Wollen, the Intention Verb |
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Answers to "In the Mood: Combining Verbs with Modal Auxiliaries" Practice Questions |
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137 | (4) |
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Chapter 8 Sorting Out Separable- and Inseparable-Prefix Verbs |
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142 | (1) |
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Simplifying Separable-Prefix Verbs |
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142 | (9) |
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Using separable-prefix verbs in the present tense |
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145 | (3) |
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Using separable-prefix verbs in the past tense |
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148 | (1) |
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Using separable-prefix verbs in present perfect tense |
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149 | (2) |
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Investigating Inseparable-Prefix Verbs |
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151 | (5) |
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Answers to "Sorting Out Separable- and Inseparable-Prefix Verbs" Practice Questions |
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156 | (3) |
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PART 3 ADDING FLAIR TO YOUR CONVERSATIONS |
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Chapter 9 Sounding More Like a Native with Verb Combinations |
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161 | (14) |
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Set in Their Ways: Grasping Idiomatic Verb Expressions |
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161 | (1) |
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In the Looking Glass: Reflecting on Reflexive Verbs |
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162 | (5) |
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Self-ish concerns: Meeting the reflexive pronouns |
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163 | (1) |
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Identifying which verbs need to be reflexive |
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164 | (3) |
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Combining Verbs with Prepositions |
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167 | (5) |
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Identifying common combos in the accusative case |
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168 | (1) |
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Eyeing common combos in the dative case |
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169 | (3) |
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Answers to "Sounding More Like a Native with Verb Combinations" Practice Questions |
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172 | (3) |
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Chapter 10 Adding Adjectives for Description |
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Organizing Adjectives: Opposites, Cognates, and Collocations |
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Letting opposites attract |
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176 | (3) |
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A family resemblance: Describing with cognates |
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Traveling companions: Describing with collocations |
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181 | (2) |
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Helping Adjectives Meet a Satisfying End |
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183 | (5) |
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Forming endings on adjectives not preceded by der- or ein- words |
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184 | (2) |
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Preceded adjectives: Forming the endings |
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186 | (2) |
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Using Possessive Adjectives: My Place or Your Place? |
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188 | (2) |
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Answers to "Adding Adjectives for Description" Practice Questions |
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Chapter 11 Comparing with Adjectives and Adverbs |
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Comparing Regular Adjectives and Adverbs: Fast, Faster, Fastest |
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Absolutely the most!: Discussing superlatives |
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Considering common comparisons |
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200 | (2) |
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Adding the umlaut in regular comparisons |
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202 | (2) |
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Using Irregular Comparison Forms |
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204 | (2) |
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Identifying Unique Adjective and Adverb Groups |
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206 | (6) |
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Adjectives that act as nouns |
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206 | (2) |
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Participles that function as adjectives or adverbs |
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208 | (2) |
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Adverbs that modify adjectives |
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210 | (2) |
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Answers to "Comparing with Adjectives and Adverbs" Practice Questions |
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212 | (5) |
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Chapter 12 Connecting with Conjunctions |
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Conjunctions and Clauses: Terminating Terminology Tangles |
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217 | (2) |
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Connecting with Coordinating Conjunctions |
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Working on word order: Coordinating conjunctions |
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219 | (2) |
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Using coordinating conjunctions |
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221 | (2) |
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Connecting with Subordinating Conjunctions |
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Using subordinating conjunctions |
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224 | (1) |
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Using the correct word order |
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225 | (3) |
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Answers to "Connecting with Conjunctions" Practice Questions |
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228 | (3) |
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Chapter 13 Your Preposition Primer |
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Prepping for Prepositions: Basic Guidelines |
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232 | (1) |
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Getting the importance of case |
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232 | (1) |
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Understanding what it all means |
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Accusative, Dative, and Genitive Cases: How the Rest of the Phrase Shapes Up |
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No finger-pointing: Accusative prepositions |
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234 | (2) |
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Tackling Two-Way Prepositions: Accusative/Dative |
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240 | (3) |
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Answers to "Your Preposition Primer" Practice Questions |
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PART 4 LOOKING BACK AND AHEAD: TALKING ABOUT THE PAST AND THE FUTURE |
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Chapter 14 Conversing about the Past: Perfecting the Present Perfect |
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249 | (14) |
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Forming the Present Perfect with Haben |
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250 | (6) |
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Forming the present perfect with regular weak verbs |
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250 | (3) |
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Forming the present perfect with irregular weak verbs |
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253 | (1) |
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Forming the present perfect with strong verbs |
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254 | (2) |
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Forming the Present Perfect with Sein |
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256 | (2) |
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Eyeing the Present Perfect: German versus English |
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258 | (2) |
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One for all: Representing three English tenses |
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259 | (1) |
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Opting for the German present |
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Answers to "Conversing about the Past: Perfecting the Present Perfect" Practice Questions |
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260 | (3) |
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Chapter 15 Narrating the (Simple) Past: Fact and Fiction |
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263 | (18) |
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Conjugating the Simple Past |
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264 | (10) |
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Forming regular (weak) verbs in simple past |
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264 | (2) |
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Forming irregular (strong) verbs in simple past |
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266 | (4) |
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Forming haben and sein in simple past |
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270 | (2) |
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Forming modals in simple past |
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272 | (2) |
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274 | (2) |
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Answers to "Narrating the (Simple) Past: Fact and Fiction" Practice Questions |
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276 | (5) |
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Chapter 16 Looking to the Future (And Avoiding It) |
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281 | (12) |
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The Future Is Now: Using the Present Tense Instead |
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282 | (5) |
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Seeing when German present works perfectly |
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282 | (1) |
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Saying when: Using future time expressions with the present tense |
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283 | (4) |
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Facing the Future with Werden |
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287 | (4) |
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Forming the future: Werden + infinitive verb |
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287 | (1) |
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Using the future: Assuming, hoping, and emphasizing intentions |
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288 | (3) |
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Answers to "Looking to the Future (And Avoiding It)" Practice Questions |
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291 | (2) |
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293 | (14) |
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Chapter 17 Ten Tips for Optimizing Your German |
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295 | (6) |
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Think Like a Native Speaker |
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295 | (1) |
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Break Down Word Combinations |
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296 | (1) |
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296 | (1) |
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297 | (1) |
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297 | (1) |
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Experiment with What Works Best |
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297 | (1) |
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298 | (1) |
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Integrate German into Your Routine |
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298 | (1) |
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299 | (1) |
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Set Goals and Reward Yourself |
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299 | (2) |
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Chapter 18 Ten Pitfalls to Avoid in German |
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301 | (6) |
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Attempting Word-for-Word Translations |
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301 | (1) |
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Downplaying Gender and Case |
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302 | (1) |
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Wondering Which Word Order |
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302 | (1) |
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Think, Thought, Thunk: (Mis)handling Verbs |
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303 | (1) |
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(Mis)Placing Prepositions and Prefixes |
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303 | (1) |
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Skipping Capitalization and Umlauts |
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304 | (1) |
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Slipping on Super-Slick Sentences |
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304 | (1) |
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Being Informal on the Wrong Occasion |
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304 | (1) |
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305 | (1) |
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305 | (2) |
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307 | (20) |
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309 | (10) |
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Conjugating Verbs in Present and Simple Past Tenses |
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309 | (1) |
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Conjugating Verbs in the Present Perfect and Future |
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310 | (1) |
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310 | (1) |
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311 | (1) |
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311 | (1) |
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Regular verbs (no stem change in the simple past) |
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311 | (1) |
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Regular verbs (with stem ending in -d, -t, -fn or -gn) |
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311 | (1) |
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Irregular weak verbs (stem change in the simple past) |
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312 | (1) |
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312 | (1) |
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Verbs with auxiliary haben |
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312 | (1) |
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Verbs with auxiliary sein |
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312 | (1) |
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Verbs with present-tense vowel change in second- and third-person singular |
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313 | (1) |
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313 | (1) |
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Inseparable-Prefix Verbs (without Ge- Prefix in the Past Participle) |
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314 | (1) |
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Verbs with a past participle ending in -t |
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314 | (1) |
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Verbs with a past participle ending in -en |
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314 | (1) |
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Auxiliary Verbs Haben, Sein, and Werden |
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314 | (1) |
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315 | (1) |
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Principal Parts of Weak Verbs |
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316 | (3) |
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Appendix B English-German Dictionary |
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319 | (4) |
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Appendix C German-English Dictionary |
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323 | (4) |
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