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GCSE German: Verb phrases (Higher tier)

Grammar · AQA GCSE German (8662), specification point 3.2.2.2. Cards are generated from the exam board's own specification for "Verb phrases", and every card links back to the page it came from. Specification © AQA — used with attribution.

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  1. Which German tense is used with 'seit' to say you have been doing something for a period of time?

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    The present tense — e.g. 'Ich wohne seit drei Jahren hier' = 'I have been living here for three years'.

  2. In which register is the German simple past (Imperfekt) mainly used?

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    Written narrative (stories, reports); spoken German prefers the perfect tense.

  3. German avoids the passive voice with the structure ? + active verb.

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    man

  4. The imperfect subjunctive of haben, used in conditional clauses, is ?.

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    hätte

  5. The imperfect subjunctive of sein, used in conditional clauses, is ?.

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    wäre

  6. Which form of 'werden' plus an infinitive forms the German conditional ('would')?

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    würde + infinitive — e.g. 'Ich würde gehen' = 'I would go'.

  7. At AQA GCSE German, is adding or omitting the '-e' on a 2nd person singular imperative (geh/gehe) normally penalised?

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    No — it is not normally individually credit-bearing at this level.

  8. Which verb form follows an imperfect modal such as 'musste' or 'konnte' in German?

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    The infinitive, placed at the end of the clause — e.g. 'Ich musste früh aufstehen'.

  9. What is the dative reflexive pronoun for 'ich' in German?

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    mir — e.g. 'Ich wasche mir die Hände'.

  10. What is 'word order 3' in German grammar?

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    Verb-final order in subordinate clauses (including relative clauses): the finite verb moves to the end, e.g. '..., weil ich müde bin'.

  11. What happens to a German separable verb in a subordinate clause?

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    Prefix and stem rejoin as one word at the end of the clause — e.g. '..., weil ich um sieben aufstehe'.

  12. After a negative with nicht, German expresses 'but rather' with ?.

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    sondern

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