Table of Contents

Introduction 1 Chapter 1: Laying the Foundations of German 5 Chapter 2: Grasping Gender and Case 23 Chapter 3: Handling the Present 37 Chapter 4: Modifying with Modal Auxiliary Verbs 55 Chapter 5: Describing and Connecting Your Thoughts 69 Chapter 6: Asking and Answering Questions 93 Chapter 7: Stepping Back in the Past 109 Chapter 8: Focusing on the Future 125 Chapter 9: Understanding Verb Moods 135 Chapter 10: Ten Important Verb Distinctions 149 Appendix: Verb Charts 155 Index 169

About the Author

Wendy Foster has been a teacher, writer, editor, and translator. She is the author of Intermediate German For Dummies. Paulina Christensen, PhD, and Anne Fox are veteran language instructors.