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Introduction
Part One Getting Started
CHAPTER 1 German Pronunciation
German Alphabet
Special Characters
Consonant Combinations
Vowel Combinations
Some Special Pronunciation Rules
German Cognates
Quiz
CHAPTER 2 People and Names
German Names
People
Definite Articles
Conjugation of German Verbs
Places
Greetings
Quiz
CHAPTER 3 Asking Questions
Asking Questions with Wer
Indefinite Articles
Possessive Adjective Mein
Yes or No Questions
Using Oder for Differentiation
Asking Questions with Was
Asking Questions with Wo
Possessive Adjective Ihr
About the German-Speaking World
Quiz
CHAPTER 4 Describing People and Things
Using the Verb Sein
Pronouns
Using the Verb Heißen
Some Useful Adjectives
Asking Questions with Wann and Warum
Asking Wie geht's?
Cardinal Numbers One to Ten
Quiz
CHAPTER 5 Indicating Possession
Using the Verb Haben
Definite Article Die
Possessive Adjectives Dein and Euer
Using Kein
Household Objects
Quiz
Part One Test
Part Two Using Verbs
CHAPTER 6 Actions in the Present Tense
Using the Verb Werden
Pronoun Es
Present Tense
Cardinal Numbers Eleven to Twenty
Quiz
CHAPTER 7 Irregularities in Present Tense Verbs
Present Tense Verb Irregularities
Inseparable Verb Prefixes
Colors
Common/Professional Titles
Quiz
CHAPTER 8 Talking About Location
Using the Verb Kommen
Telling Time
Using the Verbs Gehen and Fahren
Using the Verbs Wohnen and Leben
Word Order
Some Coordinating Conjunctions
Using the Verbs Wissen and Kennen
Infinitives Ending in -ieren
Separable Verb Prefixes
Accusative Case
Accusative Pronouns
Quiz
CHAPTER 9 Talking About the Past
Possessive Adjectives
Regular Past Tense
Irregular Past Tense
Accusative Case Prepositions
Plurals
Quiz
CHAPTER 10 Time and Calendar
More Irregular Verbs in the Present and Past Tenses
Dative Case
Dative Pronouns
More About Word Order
Cardinal Numbers Twenty and Above
More About Telling Time
Ordinal Numbers
Days and Months
Sports and Hobbies
Quiz
Part Two Test
Part Three Lots More About Verbs
CHAPTER 11 More Talking About the Past
Present Perfect Tense
Present Participles
Verbs That Take the Dative
Prepositions That Take the Dative
Geography
Quiz
CHAPTER 12 Important Details
Present Perfect Tense with Sein
A Special Use of Vor
Expressing Hunger and Thirst with Haben
Accusative-Dative Prepositions
Other Verb Prefixes
Subordinating Conjunctions
Food and Beverages
Quiz
CHAPTER 13 Talking About the Future
Future Tense
Negatives
Adverbs of Time, Manner, and Place
Genitive Case
Past Perfect Tense
Accusative Reflexive Pronouns
More Subordinating Conjunctions
Things Around the City
Quiz
CHAPTER 14 Review of Verb Tenses
Comparing German and English Verb Tenses
Key Verbs: Haben, Sein, and Werden
Genitive Prepositions
Dative Reflexive Pronouns
Some Special Masculine Nouns
Modal Auxiliaries
Quiz
CHAPTER 15 Linking Ideas Together
Relative Pronouns
More About Modal Auxiliaries
Double Infinitives
Prepositions and Inanimates
More About Adverbs
Quiz
Part Three Test
Part Four Some Fine Points
CHAPTER 16 Comparing Things
More About Relative Pronouns
A Few Common Idioms
Comparative and Superlative of Adjectives and Adverbs
A Little German History
Quiz
CHAPTER 17 Using Commands
Passive Voice
Adjective Endings with Der- Words
Imperative
Plants
Animals
Quiz
CHAPTER 18 Using the Passive Voice
More About the Passive Voice
Modal Auxiliaries in the Passive Voice
Sich Lassen and the Passive Voice
Adjective Endings with Ein- Words
Professions
Quiz
CHAPTER 19 Using the Subjunctive Mood
Subjunctive Mood
Indirect Discourse
Foreign Words in German
More Idioms
Quiz
CHAPTER 20 Expressing Wishes and Conditions
Expressing Wishes with the Subjunctive
Subjunctive with Als Ob
Expressing Conditions with the Subjunctive
Irregular Verbs in the Subjunctive
Being Polite in the Subjunctive
Infinitive Clauses
Quiz
Part Four Test
Final Exam
Appendix A: Principal Parts of Irregular Verbs
Appendix B: Prepositions and Their Required Cases
English-German Dictionary
German-English Dictionary
Answer Key
Index
