Practice Makes Perfect: Complete German Grammar, Premium Second Edition

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When it comes to learning a new language, practice does make perfect. This comprehensive, easy-to-use guide covers all aspects of German grammar, including present tense regular verbs, adverbs, and adjectives. Packed with crystal-clear explanations, numerous realistic examples, and dozens of engaging exercises, Practice Makes Perfect: Complete German Grammar, Second Edition brings you everything you need to build your new language skills.

Example sentences illustrate and clarify each grammatical point and a helpful answer key provides quick feedback. Featuring a variety of interactive quizzes, the convenient McGraw-Hill Education Language Lab app makes it easy to study on-the-go. A new chapter reviewing all the material covered in the book reinforces what you’ve learned. Offering a winning formula for getting a handle on German grammar right away, this is an indispensable resource for learning to communicate effectively and confidently in German.

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• A proven combination of language instruction and practice
• Exercises in an array of formats to suit every learning style
• Example sentences illustrating each grammatical point
• A new chapter of a new chapter of review exercises
• Practical and high-frequency vocabulary throughout the book
• Interactive quizzes and streaming audio recordings via the McGraw-Hill Education Education Language Lab for study on-the-go

Table of Contents

1 Pronunciation and gender
2 Definite and indefinite articles
3 Pronouns, plurals, and the verb sein
4 Titles, locations, and interrogatives
5 The verbs haben and werden and negation
6 The present tense and numbers
7 Direct objects and the accusative case
8 Irregular verbs in the present tense
9 Separable and inseparable prefixes and imperatives
10 Accusative case prepositions and interrogatives
11 Regular verbs in the past tense and word order
12 Indirect objects and the dative case
13 Irregular verbs in the past tense
14 Modal auxiliaries in the present and past tenses
15 The accusative-dative prepositions
16 Regular verbs in the present perfect tense and more imperatives
17 Genitive case, the comparative, and the superlative
18 Irregular verbs in the present perfect tense and adjectives
19 Past perfect, future, and future perfect tenses
20 Relative pronouns
21 Modifiers, adverbs, reflexive pronouns, and conjunctions
22 Double infinitive structures
23 Infinitive clauses
24 The passive voice
25 The subjunctive

Appendix A: The principal parts of irregular verbs
Appendix B: Prepositions and their required cases
Appendix C: Summary of declensions