Welche Zeiten und Modi sollte man für fluenten Umgang beherrschen

To have a fluent command of German, the key verb tenses and moods one should master include:

• Present tense (Präsens): For describing current actions, habitual activities, and near future.
• Simple past (Präteritum): Often used in written language and storytelling.
• Present perfect (Perfekt): Commonly used in spoken language for past events.
• Past perfect (Plusquamperfekt): Refers to actions completed before another past event.
• Future (Futur I and Futur II): For expressing future intentions or actions.
• Indicative mood (Indikativ): The standard mood for factual statements.
• Subjunctive mood (Konjunktiv I and II): For indirect speech, hypotheticals, wishes, and polite requests.
• Imperative mood (Imperativ): For commands and requests.

Mastery of these tenses and moods enables effective communication in both spoken and written German, covering everyday situations, storytelling, and nuanced expression like hypotheticals and politeness. ^{1, 2}

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• Pragmatic information in translation: a corpus-based study of tense and mood in English and German

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• Comparison Of The Verbal Category Of Tense In German And English

• MaiBaam Annotation Guidelines

• Light Verb Constructions and Their Families - A Corpus Study on German ‘stehen unter’-LVCs

• Phonological and semantic aspects of German intonation