German Verb Drills, Fourth Edition (Drills Series) - Softcover

Henschel, Astrid

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071744711 ISBN 13: 9780071744713

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2010

Synopsis

Get the expert instruction you want and the practice you need with the conjugation of German verbs--with bonus online interactive exercises

German Verb Drills helps you overcome the obstacles of German verbs, so that you can confidently use verbs when expressing yourself in German. This book explains how the German verb system works, while providing numerous exercises for you to master each point covered.

Features:

• Clear explanations of conjugations followed by numerous exercises
• Free online exercises available at mhprofessional.com to assess your skills once you have completed the book

Topics include: The Present Tense of Regular, Irregular, and Modal Verbs, Infin, sein, and werden, Present tense of irregular verbs, Verbs with separable prefixes in the present tense, Modal auxiliaries in the present tense, Imperative, Future Tense, and Present Perfect Tense, Imperative, Future tense, Present perfect tense of weak verbs, Haben or sein as the auxiliary verb in perfect tenses, Present perfect tense of strong verbs, Present perfect tense of mixed verbs, Present perfect tense with separable prefixes, Present perfect tense with inseparable prefixes and verbs stems ending in -ier, Present perfect tense with modal auxiliaries, The Past Tense, Use of past tense, Past tense of weak verbs, Past tense of strong verbs, Past tense of mixed verbs, Past tense of haben, sein, and werden, Past tense of modal auxiliaries, Perfect Tenses, Reflexive and Impersonal Verbs, Infinitive Constructions, and Passive Voice, Past perfect tense, Future perfect tense, Reflexive verbs, Impersonal verbs, Infinitive constructions, The passive voice, Formation of the subjunctive mood, Use of the subjunctive--expressing a wish, Subjunctive after als ob or als wenn, Conditional, Unreal conditions (subjunctive or conditional), Indirect discourse with the subjunctive and the indicative

About this title

From the Back Cover:

The only German conjugation resource you'll ever need

To master speaking and writing German, you have to be comfortable using its verb system. Unfortunately for many language learners, however verb conjugation is a major roadblock in their pursuit of Italian-speaking confidence. If you are one of these learners, German Verb Drills is here to help by allowing you to overcome these obstacles so that you can confidently use verbs when expressing yourself in German.

Whether used as a textbook supplement in an Italian language course or as a self-study text for learning and review, German Verb Drills will simplify the complexities of this crucial area of Italian language studies.

This comprehensive book features:

• Numerous exercises that demonstrate how the German verb system works
• Regular chapter reviews to reinforce your learning
• An answer key to give you immediate clarification on any concept
• New to this edition, a final unit that sums up all the verb tenses covered so you can select the correct verb form any time you speak or write Italian--something not covered in other verb books

Because of its concise explanations and abundant exercise material, you will find German Verb Drills a source of unparalleled knowledge and intensive practice that you can use in the classroom or on your own. You'll find you are less intimidated by verb conjugation and, instead, see your confidence in your Italian skills grow.

Topics include:

• Regular verbs in the present, imperfect, preterit, future, and conditional of the indicative mood
• Compound tenses of the indicative mood
• The simple and compound tenses of the subjunctive mood
• Reflexive verbs
• Stem-changing verbs
• Orthographic-changing verbs
• Irregular verbs

About the Author:

Astrid Henschel is an experienced educator and author.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0071744711
• ISBN 13: 9780071744713
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 160