Verbs: separable

‘Separable’ verbs are used in sentences such as ‘I wash up’ or ‘I came back’, which include both a verb (wash/come) and a ‘particle’ (up/back). Verbs: Separable verbs Common separable verbs Verb Translation abwaschen To wash up abtrocknen To dry up ankommen To arrive*...

Verbs: perfect tense

Tenses show when something happens – the past, present or the future. The perfect tense is a past tense. Perfect tense The perfect tense refers to an action that has happened in the past and is made up of three parts: A pronoun (ich, du etc) or a noun (der Hund...

verb placement

German grammar can be very different from English grammar. This includes the order of words in a sentence. The verb comes second In German, the verb is always the second idea in a sentence. In English, this is only true in simple sentences, eg ‘Ich wohne in...