The Konjunktiv II Präsens (subjunctive II Present Tense) is used in the following situations: Expressing a wish Unreal conditional clauses Polite questions Polite advice Suggestions Most verbs use the Konjunktiv II with “würden + infinitive”, very similar to English. However, German verbs also have “real” subjunctive forms. In former centuries, they were more commonly used …
Two German kids find new friends when an Indian family moves into the house next to them. An easy-to-read story for beginner students of German, written in the Present Tense.
“Belinda arbeitet im Reisebüro” is a very easy text for beginner students of German. It comes with a vocabulary list, an audio file and comprehension questions and can also be downloaded as a PDF file.
A Peruvian girl who is going to spend her first Christmas in Germany talks to her German friend and they tell each other what Christmas is like in their respective countries.
Here’s chapter 1 of “Umzug nach Berlin” (German B2 reader) with all comprehension questions, German-English vocabulary list and audio recording. Enjoy and buy the book at Amazon if you liked the excerpt.
Two German kids find new friends when an Indian family moves into the house next to them. An easy-to-read story for beginner students of German, written in the Present Tense.
Here’s chapter 1 of “Ein unvergesslicher Urlaub” (German B1 reader) with all comprehension questions, German-English vocabulary list and audio recording. Enjoy and buy the book at Amazon if you liked the excerpt.
Learn German with Stories – Sarah visits her great-grandmother and asks her to tell what life was like when she was a child.
Here’s chapter 4 of “Carla will nach Deutschland” with all comprehension questions, grammar notes, exercises, audio recording and the solutions. Enjoy and buy the book at Amazon if you liked the excerpt.
Learn German with Stories – Meet Hanna and Tobias, a young couple who go to a furniture store with the little son Jonas. Suddenly, Jonas is gone. What happened? Will them find him?
