Exam Prep 1/5 · German A1-A2

Grammar Master Review

Every structure, one active-recall pass

This isn't new teaching - it's the entire grammar course compressed into one continuous drill, in the order it was taught. Answer each quiz before revealing it. If a whole section feels shaky, follow its lesson link before moving on - don't just read past it.

How to use this: budget 30-40 minutes, ideally in 2-3 sittings rather than one. Speak your answers out loud before checking - production, not recognition, is what the exam tests.

1. sein, haben, and basic sentences

L1, L7

ich ___ (sein) / ich ___ (haben)

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bin / habe

Sie ___ Herr Schmidt? (formal question, sein)

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Sind

2. Regular verb conjugation

L3

The three endings: ich -___, du -___, er/sie/es -___

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-e, -st, -t

du wohn___ (wohnen)

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wohnst

3. Noun gender & the accusative

L4, L7

Which single gender changes in the accusative?

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masculine (der→den)

Ich habe ein___ Bruder. (masc. accusative)

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einen

4. Word order: verb-second, questions

L5

Heute ___ ich Deutsch. (lernen - what happens to "ich" when "Heute" leads?)

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lerne (ich moves to slot 3)

Yes/no question: verb goes ___.

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first

5. The dative case & fixed prepositions

L18

Dative of der / die / das

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dem / der / dem

Name the 7 dative-only prepositions.

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mit, nach, bei, von, zu, aus, seit (also: vor)

6. Modal verbs (all six)

L11, L49

The 6 modals?

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möchten, können, müssen, dürfen, sollen, wollen

In a modal-verb sentence, the infinitive goes ___.

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to the end

Which two pronouns always share the same modal form?

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ich and er/sie/es

7. Negation: nicht vs. kein

L13

Ich habe ___ Auto. (no car)

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kein

Das ist ___ teuer. (not expensive)

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nicht

8. Separable & inseparable verbs

L15, L72

Ich kaufe heute ___. (einkaufen, separable)

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ein

Does "verstehen" ever split?

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no

Name 4 of the 8 inseparable prefixes.

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be-, ver-, ent-, er-, zer-, emp-, miss-, ge-

9. The Perfekt (past tense)

L16

Most verbs use ___ as the helper; motion verbs use ___.

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haben; sein

Regular participle pattern?

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ge-...-t

Participle of "gehen"?

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gegangen

10. Adjective endings

L22

Safest way to use an adjective without worrying about endings?

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put it after sein (predicate position)

der schön___ Tag (nominative) vs. den schön___ Tag (accusative)

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-e / -en

11. Comparatives & superlatives

L31

groß → ___ → am ___

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größer → am größten

Irregular: gut → ___ → am ___

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besser → am besten

12. Possessives & der-words

L32, L93

Possessives follow the same endings as ___.

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ein/kein

jeder, welcher, dieser follow the same endings as ___.

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der/die/das

13. Two-way prepositions

L34

Wohin? signals ___; Wo? signals ___.

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accusative; dative

Ich gehe in ___ Küche. (die Küche, movement)

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die

Ich bin in ___ Küche. (die Küche, location)

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der

14. Object pronouns

L28, L42

Accusative "him"? Dative "him"?

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ihn / ihm

Reflexive "myself"?

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mich

15. Future, conjunctions, and clause types

L26, L39, L69, L82

Most common way to express future in everyday German?

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present tense + time word

und/aber/oder vs. weil/dass - which group sends the verb to the end?

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weil/dass (subordinating)

als = one-time PAST event. wenn = ?

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repeated, or present/future

ob means ___.

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whether

16. Genitive, relative clauses

L44, L56

Everyday spoken alternative to the genitive?

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von + dative

Der Mann, ___ hier wohnt, ist mein Nachbar. (relative pronoun, nominative)

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der

17. man, dative verbs, es gibt

L58, L87, L98

"man" conjugates like which pronoun?

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er/sie/es

es gibt always takes which case?

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accusative

Die Wohnung gefällt ___. (I like the apartment)

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mir

18. Quantifiers & indefinites

L92, L95

viel vs. viele - which takes plural nouns?

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viele

"someone" / "no one"?

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jemand / niemand

19. würde, sollte - polite/advice register

L65, L115

Ich ___ gerne einen Termin vereinbaren. (extra-polite)

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würde

Du ___ mehr Deutsch sprechen. (soft advice)

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solltest

Full-sentence stress test

Translate out loud, then check: "If I have time tomorrow, I'll help you, because you helped me last year."

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Wenn ich morgen Zeit habe, helfe ich dir, weil du mir letztes Jahr geholfen hast.

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