German

German grammar

Overview of grammar units from A1 to B2 — with rules, exercises, and cloze tasks.

LevelAllA1A2B1B2
A1

sein, haben and your first sentence

sein and haben — and how to build your first German sentence.

  • Verbs
  • Adjectives
  • Syntax
A1

Personal pronouns and the present tense

ich, du, er … – and how verbs change in the present tense.

  • Verbs
  • Pronouns
A1

Asking questions

wer, was, wo — how to ask questions everyone understands.

  • Syntax
A1

Nouns and the nominative

der, die, and das — gender, plural, and noun articles.

  • Nouns
  • Determiners
A1

Accusative

Wen oder was? — The case for the direct object.

  • Determiners
  • Pronouns
A1

Negation with nicht and kein

Saying no in German: nicht or kein?

  • Syntax
A1

Possessive articles

mein, dein, ihr — say who something belongs to.

  • Determiners
A1

Modal verbs and the verb bracket

können, müssen, wollen — and where the second verb goes.

  • Verbs
  • Syntax
A1

Separable verbs

aufstehen, einkaufen — verbs that split in a sentence.

  • Verbs
  • Syntax
A1

Imperative

Instructions, requests, and tips: the command form.

  • Verbs
A1

Connectors und, aber, oder, denn

und, aber, oder, denn — join clauses, word order stays the same.

  • Syntax
A1

Telling time

Wie spät ist es? Clock time, dates, and numbers.

  • Other
  • Prepositions
  • Nouns
A1

Describing places

Wo? Places with in, auf, an, unter, neben, vor.

  • Prepositions
A1

Preferences and habits

gern, lieber, am liebsten — and how often you do something.

  • Adverbs
A1

„es gibt“

Saying what there is — the phrase „es gibt“.

  • Verbs

How the grammar overview works

Each card represents a grammar unit with its topics and typical exercise types — for example rule, gap-fill, or ordering.

The linked texts contain the related grammar topics in at least three sentences. This way you find material that is enough to practise, even if a topic appears more often in other texts.