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Explain the use of Imperfekt and Perfekt, and give one example each.

The German tense of Imperfekt is used when describing situations that occured in the and which have no influence on the present. It is also used when talking about states and feelings in the past. Additional...
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Answered by Jeanette S. • German tutor
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Which sentence contains the correct word order? A) Jeden Tag spiele ich Tischtennis mit meinen Geschwistern. B) Ich spiele Tischtennis zu Hause mit meinen Geschwistern jeden Tag. C) Jeden Tag ich spiele Tischtennis mit meinen Geschwistern.

A In German, the verb is always the second idea of a sentence. In the case of option A, 'Jeden Tag' is the first idea, therefore the verb, 'spiele' must come next, and it does. In option C, the verb is the t...
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Answered by Chloe H. • German tutor
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How do you form future tense in German?

Germans use the verb “werden” to indicate future tense. The verb has to be conjugated - changed to fit the appropriate persona it refers to (ich werde, etc.). The other verb that carries full meaning would s...
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Answered by Andrea K. • German tutor
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(For the oral exam part of the GCSE German paper) - What did you do in the school holidays? (Was hast du waehrend der Schulferien gemacht?)

At the beginning of the holidays, I spent a week in Germany with my family. We visited Berlin and stayed in a hotel near Alexanderplatz in the East. What I found great was the opportunity to practise and imp...
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What is the difference between using ‘weil’ and ‘denn’ in German?

Both 'weil' and 'denn' mean 'because', however it is important to remember that they affect the structure of sentences differently: 'Denn' introduces a 'main clause', meaning that it can be used without any ...
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Answered by Hannah T. • German tutor
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