Grammar Explanations and Exercis

Grammar Explanations and Exercises

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ADJECTIVE ENDINGS	EIN WORDS
CASE STRUCTURES	INTERROGATIVES, QUESTIONS AND WORD ORDER
CONJUNCTIONS & RELATIVE PRONOUNS	PREOPOSITIONS
DIESER WORDS	VERBS

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*VERBS*
Topic	Explanation and Exercises
The Verb Sein - Present Tense	Explanation Present tense of "SEIN" (German for Travelers) Exercise on forms of SEIN Exercise / Matching / Memory by Herr Shea Fill-ins with SEIN from Oklahoma State. KKomm mit! Kapitel 1 Practice the verb sein by Suxanne Bradleyradley.
The Verb Haben - Present Tense	Explanation Exercises Herr Shea's exercises: memory and speed and Matching fill-in Exercise: Present tense of HABEN from OK State Game with HABEN
Conjugating Regular Verbs - Present Tense	Conjugating A Regular Verb Explanation Herr Shea's handouts explaining Present tense plus exercises Exercises / Exercises Herr Shea's flash exercises - matching Simple present tense ending fill-ins from OK State. Present Tense Review Game
Conjugating Irregular Verbs - Present Tense	Conjugating An Irregular Verb Jeopardy Game GAME Exercise with ESSEN / AUSSEHEN
Modal Verbs - Present Tense	Explanation / Explanation (About.com) Modal Verb Worksheet Fill in the Modals charts ONLY by Herr Shea Practice With SOLLEN / MOECHTEN WOLLEN / DUERFEN Exercises with MOECHTEN / MOECHTEN SOLLEN / SOLLEN Herr Shea's mixed modals exercise. Modalverben - tough matching exercise by Herr Shea Oklahoma State - modals fill-ins
The 20 Most Popular Verbs by Useage	The 20 most frequently used verbs in German: 1. sein - to be, 2. haben - to have, 3. werden - to become, 4. können - can, to be able to, 5. müssen - to must, have to, 6. wollen - to want to, 7. mögen - to like something, 8. wissen - to know a fact, 9. machen - to make or do, 10. sollen - should, 11. sagen - to say, 12. gehen - to go, 13. sehen - to see, 14. geben - to give, 15. kommen - to come, 16. lassen - to let, allow, 17. finden - to find, 18. bleiben - to stay or remain, 19. nehmen - to take, 20. bringen - to bring.
Present Perfect Tense - Weak Verbs	Explanation Past Tense: Weak Verbs Songs for the Past Tense List of Weak Verbs and Past Participles GAME Exercises
Present Perfect Tense - Strong Verbs	Explanation Past Tense: Strong Verbs Verb List in Flashcard Form Explanation (About.com) Songs for the Past Tense Review GAME / GAME / GAME / GAME Irregular Weak Verbs GAME Exercises

Present Perfect Tense of Modal Verbs	Explanation
Imperfect Tense of Sein, Haben and Werden	Explanation GAME with "hatten" GAME with "waren" Exercises
Imperfect Tense of Weak Verbs	Explanation Exercises
Imperfect Tense of Strong Verbs	Explanation Games 1 / Games 2 / Games 3 / Games 4 Game 5 / Go Fish Game Exercise Practice: backen - fliegen Exercises / Exercises / Exercises Exercises / Exercises / Exercises Exercises
Imperfect Tense of Modal Verbs	Explanation Exercises

Past Perfect Tense	Explanation (Dartmouth College) GAME / GAME / GAME
The Future Tense	Explanation (lelanguages.com) / Explanation Werden = to become. From Treffpunkt Deutsch Treffpunkt Deutsch
The Future Perfect Tense	Explanation (lelanguages.com)
5 Verb Tense Review	5 Verb Tense Review 5 Verb Tense Exercises
Reflexive Verbs	Explanation Game: sich fithalten Game: sich etwas brechen Exercises 1 / 2 / 3
Separable and Inserable Prefix Verbs	Explanation and some exercises (Georgia Southern) Chart for Prefix Meanings
The Subjunctive Mood / Subjunctive II	Explanation / Explanation Subjunctive with Weak Verbs Subjunctrive with Haben, Sein and Modals With Als ob / Als wenn (lelanguages.com) Past Tense of Subjunctive Review 1 / 2 GAME Exercises 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 Test 1 / Test 2
Subjunctive I (Konjunktiv I)	The Subjunctive: Konjunktiv I (travlang.com) Subjunctives and Indirect Speech (travlang.com)

Passive Voice	Explanation Exercise 1 / Exercise 2 / Exercise 3 / Exercise 4 / Exercise 5 Quiz 1 / Quiz 2
Imparative - Command Form	Explanation Exercises Downloadable Charts
Verbs Requiring A Specific Preposition	Explanation Exercise 1 / Exercise 2 / Exercise 3
Verbs Requiring The Dative Case	GAME Exercise with Dative Verbs
CASE STRUCTURE

Topic	Explanation and Exercises
Determining the gender of a noun	Explanation by About .com Explanation Exercises 1 / 2
Noun Plurals	Explanation
Nominative	Explanation GAME Possessive Pronouns and Game Possessive Pronoun Exercise
Accusative	Explanation GAME Game 1: Direct Object Game: Direct Object Game: 2 Way Prepositions 1 / 2 / 3 Exercises with IHN/SIE/ES / With EIN-KEIN 1 / 2 / 3 Beginning Exercise / Accusative Pronounss Possessive Pronouns and Game Personal Pronoun Explanation Personal Pronoun Worksheet (nominative/accusative/dative)
Dative	Explanation Dative Case Pronouns Accusative and Dative Pronouns GAME Game: Indirect Object Game: Dative Prepositions Game: Dative Verbs Game: 2 Way Prepositions 1 / 2 / 3 Exercises / Exercise with Dative Verbs Personal Pronoun Explanation Personal Pronoun Worksheet (nominative/accusative/dative)
Genitive	Explanation GAME / GAME (Lizz Caplan-Carbin)
Relative Pronouns	Explanation Exercises Exercise 1 / Exercise 2 / Exercise 3

Complete Summary	Grammar Tables Applications Test
*PREPOSITIONS*
Topic	Explanation and Exercises
Accusative	Explanation (includes all cases) Explanation
Dative	Explanation Song
2 Way	Explanation Explanation Video Another Great Video Yet Another Great Video Song GAME Game: 2 Way Prepositions 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 Activity /Activity
Genitive	Explanation
Da and Wo Compounds	Explanation (lelanguages.com) Explanation and Exercises (lelanguages.com)
	Grammar Tables

*ADJECTIVE ENDINGS*
Topic	Explanation and Exercises
Adjective Endings in all cases	Explanation Exercise / Exercise / Exercise About.com article
Comparative and Superlative Forms	Explanations Exercises / Activity with das Auto Activity with Cookies
Brad Yoder's "Das Doofe Fischlied"	Order Form
	Grammar Tables

*DIESER WORDS*
Topic	Explanation and Exercises
Dieser Words	Explanation and Exercises
	Grammar Tables

*EIN WORDS*
Topic	Explanation and Exercises
Possessive Pronouns, ein and kein	Explanation and Exercises Explanation and Exercises KEIN and NICHT. von Herrn Shea Quiz by Herr Shea Game by Carolyn Thompson
	Grammar Tables

CONJUNCTIONS AND RELATIVE PRONOUNS
Topic	Explanation and Exercises

Co-ordinating Conjunctions	Explanation Exercises / Exercises with denn-da-weil
Suborinating Comjuntions	Explanation Exercises / Exercises with denn-da-weil Exercises / Exercises / Exercises
Relative Pronouns	Explanation (Gerogia Southern) Exercises Exercise 1 / Exercise 2 / Exercise 3
	Grammar Tables

*INTERROGATIVES, QUESTIONS AND WORD ORDER*
Topic	Explanation and Exercises
Questions	Explanation You Tube Video
Wer, Wen, Wem, Wessen	Exercise
Wer, wen, was	Exercises
Normal and inverted Word Order	Exercises
Word order of pronouns	Accusative and Dative Pronouns
Um ... zu constructions	VIDEO


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