Lesson 213 · German B1

Review: 213-Lesson Milestone

Meilenstein: 213 Lektionen

213 lessons. This checkpoint samples the core grammar arc added since Lesson 167, when the course moved from A1-2 into B1. One question per major topic - light touch, not exhaustive.

Today's win: an honest check spanning the whole B1 grammar arc.

Modality & hypotheticals

1. "I would like a coffee." (Konjunktiv II) - Ich ______ gern einen Kaffee.

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hätte

2. "He could be at home." (subjective modal, probability) - Er ______ zu Hause sein.

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könnte

Sentence structure

3. "The letter was written by him." (passive) - Der Brief ______ von ihm geschrieben.

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wurde

4. Which connector pair means "not only... but also"?

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nicht nur... sondern auch

5. "Although it was raining, we went outside." - Which conjunction starts this sentence?

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Obwohl

6. "She said that she was tired." - Which structure reports this indirectly?

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a dass-clause (Sie sagte, dass sie müde war)

Word-building & case

7. Genitive form of "der Mann" ("the man's car")?

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des Mannes

8. Accusative form of "der Junge" (n-declension noun)?

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den Jungen

9. "I will call you tomorrow." (Futur I) - Ich ______ dich morgen anrufen.

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werde

10. "I had already eaten when he arrived." - Which tense expresses "had already eaten"?

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Plusquamperfekt

11. Which preposition goes with "sich interessieren"?

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für

12. "I called without saying goodbye." - Which structure joins these two ideas?

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ohne... zu (ohne mich zu verabschieden)

Where this leaves you

213 lessons: a full A1-2 foundation plus the core B1 grammar arc (Konjunktiv II, Passive, Genitive, subordinating conjunctions, infinitive clauses, n-declension, Futur I, Plusquamperfekt, double connectors, verb and adjective preposition combinations, indirect questions, reported speech, subjective modals) and B1 discussion, opinion, and situational vocabulary. Full index: Lesson Index.

Congratulations: you have covered the core B1 grammar arc. From here, the highest-value next step is real-world practice - conversations, reading, and writing - to turn recognition into fluency, with B2 as the horizon once B1 feels solid.

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