German Grammar for Intermediate LearnersCEFR B1 Level
Master advanced concepts like subjunctive mood and passive voice.
Advance your German skills with B1 intermediate grammar. Learn subjunctive mood, passive voice, conditional sentences, and nuanced grammar rules. Designed for confident learners aiming for fluency in German.
Future Tense
Learn to express future actions in German using the Futur I tense with 'werden' and understand when Germans use present tense for future meaning.
Subjunctive & Conditional
Master the German Konjunktiv II for expressing hypothetical situations, wishes, polite requests, and conditional sentences. Learn both the würde-form and direct subjunctive.
Relative Clauses
Learn to use German relative clauses to combine sentences and add information about nouns. Master the relative pronouns der, die, das and their case forms.
Passive Voice
Learn to form and use the German passive voice (Passiv) with 'werden' to shift focus from who does an action to what is done. Master both process passive and state passive.
Reported Speech
Learn to report what others have said using German indirect speech (indirekte Rede). Master the use of Konjunktiv I for formal reporting and alternative structures for everyday German.
Past Perfect Tense
Master the German Plusquamperfekt (past perfect) to describe actions completed before another past action. Essential for storytelling, explaining sequences of events, and expressing 'had done' in German.
Infinitive vs Gerund
Learn how German expresses concepts that English handles with infinitives ('to do') and gerunds ('doing'). German uses infinitive constructions with 'zu', nominalized infinitives, and specific verb patterns that differ significantly from English usage.
Adverbs & Adverb Position
Master German adverbs and their placement in sentences. Learn how adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs, and understand the critical TeKaMoLo rule for ordering multiple adverbs in German sentences.
Genitive Case
Master the German genitive case (Genitiv) to express possession, relationships between nouns, and use genitive prepositions. Learn the article and adjective endings, noun changes, and when to use genitive versus alternatives like 'von + dative'.
Double Infinitive Construction
Master the German double infinitive (Ersatzinfinitiv) used in perfect tenses with modal verbs. Learn why Germans say 'Ich habe gehen können' instead of 'gekonnt' and how to form these advanced but essential constructions correctly.
Subjunctive II (Konjunktiv II)
Master the German Konjunktiv II for expressing unreal conditions, wishes, polite requests, and hypothetical situations. Learn both the traditional forms (wäre, hätte, käme) and the modern würde + infinitive construction used in everyday German.
Participial Adjectives
Learn how to use German present participles (Partizip I) and past participles (Partizip II) as adjectives. Master extended participial constructions that allow for concise, sophisticated descriptions commonly found in written German.
Two-Way Prepositions
Master the German Wechselpräpositionen (two-way prepositions) that take either accusative or dative depending on meaning. Learn the nine key prepositions (in, an, auf, über, unter, vor, hinter, neben, zwischen) and how movement vs. location determines the case.
Complex Sentence Structure
Master advanced German conjunctions and connectors for building sophisticated complex sentences. Learn obwohl, trotzdem, falls, sobald, nachdem, bevor, and other connectors that enable nuanced expression and native-like fluency.