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German 1

Free German 1 study guide: 6 units with summaries, key ideas, flashcards and 168 practice questions with step-by-step solutions.

Lines up with: AP German Language and Culture (later levels); CLEP German.

Units

1. UNIT 01

   Greetings and numbers

   Learn to greet people, introduce yourself and count.
2. UNIT 02

   Nouns, gender and cases

   German nouns have three genders, and articles change with the noun's role in the sentence (its case).
3. UNIT 03

   Present tense regular verbs

   Most German verbs follow one set of endings. Drop -en and add the ending for the subject.
4. UNIT 04

   Sein, haben and word order

   German has strict word order: the conjugated verb is always the second element in a statement.
5. UNIT 05

   Everyday vocabulary

   Words and phrases for everyday conversations about family, school and daily life.
6. UNIT 06

   The Perfekt (conversational past)

   Spoken German usually describes the past with the Perfekt: a helper verb plus a past participle at the end.