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Practice Makes Perfect
Practice Makes Perfect: German Verb Tenses
Go beyond conjugation and learn the right verb tenses for speaking and writing in German If you are looking for help memorizing German verb conjugations, then any German verb book will do. But if you are interested in becoming fluent in German, you'll need to learn how these language building blocks are used in everyday speech and writing. That's where Practice Makes Perfect: German Verb Tenses comes in. The ideal reference/workbook for beginning to intermediate German-language learners, Practice Makes Perfect: German Verb Tenses shows you when and why to use certain verb tenses and gives you plenty of examples, increasing your confidence in choosing the right word. Practice Makes Perfect: German Verb Tenses lets you:
256 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2006
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October 3, 2020
American iconoclast author Mark Twain thought the German language to be an especially awful thing. So convinced of its awfulness was he, in fact, that he wrote a strongly worded essay/broadside, which was called...you guessed it, "The Awful German Language."
I don't think the language is awful, though even after years of grappling with it (and having a master's degree in Germanistik) I do sometimes occasionally wrestle with it. Most of what I struggle with is addressed in this thoroughgoing book that not only refreshed my mind on some subjects, but actually maybe improved me in a couple areas. When something that costs twenty dollars (or thereabouts) can help you as much as courses that cost thousands (not even counting tutoring), then it's a good investment.
Also, since one cannot work on tenses without working on sentences (unless you just want to do do line after line of conjugations), the book acts as a refresher course on other areas where my "Satzbau" and syntax needed some tightening up. The book is well-structured so that each unit builds on the knowledge imparted in the previous chapter, so that one feels their confidence level rising and their skills sharpening as they work their way through the book.
You will not speak or write perfect German after using this book. But no one (even native speakers) speaks their native language perfectly. But if you use it daily, you will be better and less likely to make mistakes when writing German. Recommended.
I don't think the language is awful, though even after years of grappling with it (and having a master's degree in Germanistik) I do sometimes occasionally wrestle with it. Most of what I struggle with is addressed in this thoroughgoing book that not only refreshed my mind on some subjects, but actually maybe improved me in a couple areas. When something that costs twenty dollars (or thereabouts) can help you as much as courses that cost thousands (not even counting tutoring), then it's a good investment.
Also, since one cannot work on tenses without working on sentences (unless you just want to do do line after line of conjugations), the book acts as a refresher course on other areas where my "Satzbau" and syntax needed some tightening up. The book is well-structured so that each unit builds on the knowledge imparted in the previous chapter, so that one feels their confidence level rising and their skills sharpening as they work their way through the book.
You will not speak or write perfect German after using this book. But no one (even native speakers) speaks their native language perfectly. But if you use it daily, you will be better and less likely to make mistakes when writing German. Recommended.
September 17, 2015
Sehr Gut!
September 13, 2023
My German learning is definitely a work in progress.
August 17, 2024
top tier grammar book
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