B1 · IntermediateUnit 14: Complex Grammar

German Past Tenses

I was doing vs I did — ongoing vs completed

16 words · 🇩🇪 German📝 Grammar: imperfect vs preterite

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Vocabulary — 16 words

machte (gerade)

was doing

verb
ich machte

I did

verb
ich war (Zustand)

was being

verb
ich war (begrenzt)

I was (for a defined period)

verb
ich hatte (gewöhnlich)

had

verb
ich hatte (einmalig)

I had (specific event)

verb
ich war (Eigenschaft)

was

verb
es war (Ereignis)

was (event/specific moment)

verb
während

while

conj
als

when

conj
plötzlich

suddenly

phrase
jeden Tag

every day

phrase
immer

always

adv
jeden Sommer

every summer

phrase
einmal

once

phrase
in diesem Moment

at that moment

phrase
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