Home » German homework » German A1 Exercise: Negation with kein and nicht German A1 Exercise: Negation with kein and nicht Negation is one of the first things you need in real life: kein for nouns (kein Auto), nicht for everything else (Ich komme nicht). This A1 exercise trains the...

Home » German homework » German C2 Exercise: Synonyms German C2 Exercise: Synonyms and Register Nuances At C2 “saying it correctly” is not enough — it must sound right for the register: behaupten vs vorgeben vs einwenden, riesig vs beträchtlich. Train fine distinctions with media and academic vocabulary. Short answer:...

Home » German homework » German C1 Exercise: Academic Connectors German C1 Exercise: Academic Connectors and Stellungnahme C1 writing lives on cohesion: wenngleich, jedoch, insofern, infolge, deshalb. This exercise trains precise connector choice for Stellungnahme and Goethe/telc C1 texts. Short answer: concession: wenngleich/obgleich + Nebensatz, dennoch/jedoch + Inversion. Cause: infolge/aufgrund...

Home » German homework » German B2 Exercise: Passiv German B2 Exercise: Vorgangspassiv vs Zustandspassiv At B2 the passive splits in two: process (wird repariert) vs result (ist repariert). This exercise trains both with work and daily-life vocabulary — essential for exams and formal emails. Short answer: werden + Partizip...

Home » German homework » German B1 Exercise: Konjunktiv II German B1 Exercise: Konjunktiv II Wishes and Advice Dreams and advice need the Konjunktiv II: ich würde…, wenn ich hätte…, du solltest… This B1 exercise trains wishes and Ratschläge with health and money vocabulary. Short answer: use würde + infinitive...

Home » German homework » German A2 Exercise: Perfekt German A2 Exercise: Perfekt with haben and sein To talk about the weekend you need the Perfekt: haben/sein + Partizip II. This A2 exercise trains haben vs sein and the most useful irregular participles with travel vocabulary. Short answer: haben for...

Home » German homework » German C1 Exercise: Partizipialattribute & Nominalisierung German C1 Exercise: Erweiterte Partizipialattribute & Nominalisierung Two structures instantly make your German sound more academic: erweiterte Partizipialattribute (die gestern angekommenen Studenten instead of die Studenten, die gestern angekommen sind) and Nominalisierung (die Untersuchung des Marktes instead of man...

Home » German homework » German C2 Exercise: Idioms and Proverbs German C2 Exercise: Idioms and Proverbs (Redewendungen und Sprichwörter) At C2 level, you are expected to understand irony, implied meaning and idiomatic German. Idioms (Redewendungen) are fixed expressions whose meaning can't be guessed word by word — die Daumen...

Home » German homework » German C1 Exercise: Konjunktiv II and Indirekte Rede German C1 Exercise: Konjunktiv II and Indirekte Rede The subjunctive (Konjunktiv) is what lets you talk about what could be, would be or is said to be — three of the most powerful ideas in any language....

Home » German homework » German C1 Exercise: Funktionsverbgefüge German C1 Exercise: Funktionsverbgefüge (Functional Verb Phrases) Funktionsverbgefüge are fixed phrases that give formal German its characteristic sound: zum Ausdruck bringen (to express), in Betracht ziehen (to consider), zur Verfügung stellen (to make available). Instead of a simple verb, German combines...

Home » German homework » German B2 Exercise: Pronominaladverbien German B2 Exercise: Pronominaladverbien (damit, darauf, dafür, worüber) German speakers avoid repeating whole phrases by using Pronominaladverbien (da-compounds): Ich interessiere mich für Fußball becomes Ich interessiere mich dafür — no need to say "for it" as two words. At B2 level...

Home » German homework » German B1 Exercise: Relative Clauses German B1 Exercise: Relative Clauses (Relativsätze) Relative clauses let you give extra information about a person or thing without starting a new sentence: Der Mann, der neben mir wohnt, ist Arzt (The man who lives next door is a doctor)....

Home » German homework » German A2 Exercise: Reflexive Verbs German A2 Exercise: Reflexive Verbs (Reflexive Verben) Reflexive verbs are verbs whose action comes back to the speaker: Ich freue mich (I am happy — literally "I happy myself"). In German they are everywhere — you sich freuen (rejoice), sich...

Home » German homework » German A1 Exercise: Articles and Possessives German A1 Exercise: Articles and Possessives (Artikel und Possessivpronomen) The very first step of learning German is mastering der, die, das — every noun carries one of these three articles, and you need to know it before you can...

B2 German Listening Comprehension: Exercises, Transcripts & Audio B2 German Listening Comprehension: Complete Audio & Transcript Guide Master advanced German listening skills with authentic dialogues, professional transcripts, and detailed vocabulary lists. Perfect for exam preparation (Goethe, telc, TestDAF) and everyday conversation fluency. Quick Navigation Listening Strategies Dialogue 1: Theater Reservation...

Home » German homework » Vocabulary Training – Noun-Verb Collocations German Vocabulary Training – Noun-Verb Collocations (A2) A collocation is a pair of words that naturally go together in a language. In German, certain verbs combine with certain nouns — and learning these fixed pairs is one of the fastest...

Home » German homework » Übung Deutsch – A2 – weil German weil – Subordinate Clauses (A2) Weil (because) is one of the most important subordinating conjunctions in German. It introduces a reason and — crucially — sends the conjugated verb to the end of the clause. Getting this word...

Home » German homework » Übung Deutsch – A2 – dass German dass – Subordinate Clauses (A2) Dass (that) is one of the most common subordinating conjunctions in German. Like weil, it sends the conjugated verb to the end of the clause. It is used after verbs of thinking, saying,...

Home » German homework » German exercise, B2 level, nominaler und verbaler Stil. German B2 Exercise: Nominal vs Verbal Style (Nominaler und Verbaler Stil) 📌 Tip: This is part of our Complete B2 German Grammar Guide, which includes comprehensive tables, additional exercises, and full exam preparation strategies. German B2 grammar:...

Home » German homework » Verbs with prepositions German Verbs with Prepositions (A1) In German, many verbs require a specific preposition — you cannot choose freely. These are called Verben mit festen Präpositionen (verbs with fixed prepositions). The preposition determines whether the following noun takes the Akkusativ or the Dativ...

Home » German homework » Übung Deutsch – B2 – Konjunktionen Übung Deutsch – B2 – Konjunktionen In the basic courses A1 and A2 you've learned how to build simple sentences in German. To become fluent you need to connect sentences using conjunctions — a topic developed throughout B1 and...

Home » German homework » Übung Deutsch – B1 – Präpositionen German Prepositions – B1 German prepositions are challenging because many verbs require a fixed preposition that cannot be swapped freely. At B1 level you are expected to know the most common verb-preposition combinations and use them correctly in context....

Home » German homework » Free Exercise: Accusative vs Dative Articles Free German A1 Exercise: Accusative vs Dative Articles In German, articles change depending on the case: the accusative marks the direct object (wen?), while the dative marks the indirect object (wem?). This free A1 exercise helps you practice choosing...

Home » German homework » Free Exercise: Haben oder Sein Free German A1 Exercise: Haben oder Sein — Perfekt Tense In German, the Perfekt tense (present perfect) uses either haben or sein as an auxiliary verb — haben for transitive verbs that take a direct object, and sein for verbs...

Home » German homework » Übung Deutsch – A1- Akkusativ oder Dativ Übung Deutsch – A1- Akkusativ oder Dativ One of the topics German learners have most difficulty with: accusative and dative. Verben + Akkusativ: Wen oder Was? — Verben + Dativ: Wem? Insert the correct form of the indefinite...

Home » German homework » Free Exercise: Numbers (Zahlen) Free German A1 Exercise: Numbers (Zahlen) In German, numbers are written as single words with the unit spoken before the tens — for example, 21 is einundzwanzig (literally "one-and-twenty"). This free A1 exercise helps you practice writing German numbers from 21...

Home » German homework » Niveau B1 – Genitiv vs. Dativ German B1 Exercise: Genitive vs Dative One of the biggest challenges when learning German is the correct use of the dative and the genitive cases to express possession. Both forms can have the same meaning — for example, das...

Home » German homework » Listening German, level B1 Listening German, level B1 This is a listening exercise for German learners at level B1. The exercise is provided by me, your favorite German teacher. If at the end of the exercise you’ve found you need some help to progress with...

Home » German homework » Listening German, C1 level Listening German, C1 level Listening comprehension skills are indispensable for everyday communication and should be practiced and monitored regularly in a German course. The audio presented here is not so easy, there are words that require an advanced vocabulary, you can...

Home » German homework » Listening Comprehension test #1, A1 level Listening Comprehension test #1, A1 level If you have just started learning German, you know how difficult it is to find the right speaker, not talking too fast, not having any regional accent and having the patience to talk...

Home » German homework » German course – B2 – Trotzdem vs. obwohl German course – B2 – Trotzdem vs. obwohl Write each of the sentences below using trotzdem and obwohl. Beispiel: Ich hatte heute einen sehr anstrengenden Arbeitstag, trotzdem habe ich noch Lust mich mit meinen Freunden zu treffen. vs....

Home » German homework » Übung Deutsch – B1 – sehr oder viel? Übung Deutsch – B1 – sehr oder viel? SEHR — adverb, intensifies adjectives and adverbs: sehr schön, sehr schnell. See Duden. VIEL — adjective/adverb, expresses a large quantity or degree; also used before comparatives: viel Arbeit, viel...

Home » German homework » German Passive Voice (Passiv) at C1 German Passive Voice (Passiv) at C1 – Fill in the Missing Words The passive voice (Passiv) is a signature of advanced German: it lets you talk about actions and processes without naming who performs them. At C1 level, examiners...

Home » German homework » German Exercise, level B2, damit – um…zu German Exercise, level B2, damit – um…zu   An exercise of Niveau B2: damit oder um…zu?   Combine the following sentences with “damit” or “um…zu”. You use “damit” when the 2 sentences have different subjects. When they have...

Home » German homework » German exercise, C2 level German C2 Exercise: Opposites (Gegenteile) — Advanced Vocabulary How broad is your German vocabulary? Test it with this exercise from Studio NaVivo. Find the opposite of each word below. Type the opposite (Gegenteil) of each word. Check Answers Reset Check Answers...

Home » German homework » Verben mit Präpositionalergänzung – B1 German Verbs with Fixed Prepositions – B1 (Präpositionalergänzung) Many German verbs require a fixed preposition — the Präpositionalergänzung. Unlike English, you cannot choose the preposition freely; each verb locks onto one (or sometimes two) specific prepositions. Mastering these combinations is...

Home » German homework » Verben mit Vokalwechsel, German A1 level German A1 Exercise: Verbs with Vowel Change (Verben mit Vokalwechsel) German A1: Verben mit Vokalwechsel (verbs with vowel change). These common verbs change their stem vowel in the du and er/sie/es forms — for example, lesen becomes du liest,...

Home » German homework » Perfekt & Präteritum – haben oder sein? Perfekt & Präteritum – haben oder sein? (B1) Choosing between haben and sein as the auxiliary verb in the Perfekt is one of the most common stumbling blocks at B1 level. The rule is straightforward once internalised: Use...

Home » German homework » German, Exercise #1, A1 level, very easy German A1 Exercise: Verb Conjugation — sein und haben Exercise for verb conjugation in the present tense — sein (to be) and haben (to have) are the two most important verbs in German. They are irregular and must...

Home » German homework » German C2 Reading Comprehension German C2 Reading Comprehension Exercise (Leseverständnis) For this free C2 German exercise I propose an article from the Süddeutsche Zeitung. Read the article, then answer the ten comprehension questions below. The exercise trains text comprehension, advanced vocabulary and grammar analysis —...

Home » German homework » Sprechstunde – German C2 Listening Exercise Sprechstunde – German C2 Listening Comprehension Exercise After successfully completing a German course at C2 level, the student can: easily understand what he reads and hears, including between-the-lines argumentation and ironic messages, summarise information from verbal or written sources...

Home » German homework » German Modal Verbs – A2 German Modal Verbs – A2 German has six core modal verbs: können, dürfen, müssen, sollen, wollen and mögen/möchten. They modify the meaning of the main verb and follow a special conjugation pattern — no ending in the 1st and 3rd...

Home » German homework » Listening homework – German, A2 – Urlaubspläne Listening homework – German, A2 – Urlaubspläne Complementary to my German courses, for my students and all the others keen to learn German, there are in these pages a choice of test for all levels. If you have any...

Home » German homework » Exercise level B2 – listening: Informationsgespräch Exercise level B2 – listening: Informationsgespräch If you plan to take a German language test, listening comprehension is one of the test you have to pass. Maybe one of the most difficult test, because very often the talkers have...

Home » German homework » German dictation level B1 German dictation level B1 This exercise is a simple dictation of German level B1, remember when the teacher was reading a text from a book and were trying to catch up? the same. The dictation it’s read quite slow, I hope you...

Home » German homework » Übung Deutsch – A2 – als oder wie? Übung Deutsch – A2 – als oder wie? Niveau A2 (Komparation mit "als" oder "wie") Use als after a comparative adjective (größer, besser, schneller…) and wie after an equality construction (genauso … wie, so … wie, nicht...

Home » German homework » German course – C1 – Schlafstörungen German course – C1 – Schlafstörungen I’m a teacher of German in Munich, this homework are compiled by me to help you learn German online. This exercise of German fits into the C1 level. You already know how it...

Home » German homework » German dictation, level A1 German dictation, level A1 In this audio you have a small dictation of German, it is an A1, it’s read quite slow, I hope you don’t have problem with it. If it is too fast or too slow leave me a...