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• IntroductionPart One Getting StartedCHAPTER 1 German PronunciationGerman AlphabetSpecial CharactersConsonant CombinationsVowel CombinationsSome Special Pronunciation RulesGerman CognatesQuizCHAPTER 2 People and NamesGerman NamesPeopleDefinite ArticlesConjugation of German VerbsPlacesGreetingsQuizCHAPTER 3 Asking QuestionsAsking Questions with WerIndefinite ArticlesPossessive Adjective MeinYes or No QuestionsUsing Oder for DifferentiationAsking Questions with WasAsking Questions with WoPossessive Adjective IhrAbout the German-Speaking WorldQuizCHAPTER 4 Describing People and ThingsUsing the Verb SeinPronounsUsing the Verb HeißenSome Useful AdjectivesAsking Questions with Wann and WarumAsking Wie geht’s?Cardinal Numbers One to TenQuizCHAPTER 5 Indicating PossessionUsing the Verb HabenDefinite Article DiePossessive Adjectives Dein and EuerUsing KeinHousehold ObjectsQuizPart One TestPart Two Using VerbsCHAPTER 6 Actions in the Present TenseUsing the Verb WerdenPronoun EsPresent TenseCardinal Numbers Eleven to TwentyQuizCHAPTER 7 Irregularities in Present Tense VerbsPresent Tense Verb IrregularitiesInseparable Verb PrefixesColorsCommon/Professional TitlesQuizCHAPTER 8 Talking About LocationUsing the Verb KommenTelling TimeUsing the Verbs Gehen and FahrenUsing the Verbs Wohnen and LebenWord OrderSome Coordinating ConjunctionsUsing the Verbs Wissen and KennenInfinitives Ending in -ierenSeparable Verb PrefixesAccusative CaseAccusative PronounsQuizCHAPTER 9 Talking About the PastPossessive AdjectivesRegular Past TenseIrregular Past TenseAccusative Case PrepositionsPluralsQuizCHAPTER 10 Time and CalendarMore Irregular Verbs in the Present and Past TensesDative CaseDative PronounsMore About Word OrderCardinal Numbers Twenty and AboveMore About Telling TimeOrdinal NumbersDays and MonthsSports and HobbiesQuizPart Two TestPart Three Lots More About VerbsCHAPTER 11 More Talking About the PastPresent Perfect TensePresent ParticiplesVerbs That Take the DativePrepositions That Take the DativeGeographyQuizCHAPTER 12 Important DetailsPresent Perfect Tense with SeinA Special Use of VorExpressing Hunger and Thirst with HabenAccusative-Dative PrepositionsOther Verb PrefixesSubordinating ConjunctionsFood and BeveragesQuizCHAPTER 13 Talking About the FutureFuture TenseNegativesAdverbs of Time, Manner, and PlaceGenitive CasePast Perfect TenseAccusative Reflexive PronounsMore Subordinating ConjunctionsThings Around the CityQuizCHAPTER 14 Review of Verb TensesComparing German and English Verb TensesKey Verbs: Haben, Sein, and WerdenGenitive PrepositionsDative Reflexive PronounsSome Special Masculine NounsModal AuxiliariesQuizCHAPTER 15 Linking Ideas TogetherRelative PronounsMore About Modal AuxiliariesDouble InfinitivesPrepositions and InanimatesMore About AdverbsQuizPart Three TestPart Four Some Fine PointsCHAPTER 16 Comparing ThingsMore About Relative PronounsA Few Common IdiomsComparative and Superlative of Adjectives and AdverbsA Little German HistoryQuizCHAPTER 17 Using CommandsPassive VoiceAdjective Endings with Der- WordsImperativePlantsAnimalsQuizCHAPTER 18 Using the Passive VoiceMore About the Passive VoiceModal Auxiliaries in the Passive VoiceSich Lassen and the Passive VoiceAdjective Endings with Ein- WordsProfessionsQuizCHAPTER 19 Using the Subjunctive MoodSubjunctive MoodIndirect DiscourseForeign Words in GermanMore IdiomsQuizCHAPTER 20 Expressing Wishes and ConditionsExpressing Wishes with the SubjunctiveSubjunctive with Als ObExpressing Conditions with the SubjunctiveIrregular Verbs in the SubjunctiveBeing Polite in the SubjunctiveInfinitive ClausesQuizPart Four TestFinal ExamAppendix A: Principal Parts of Irregular VerbsAppendix B: Prepositions and Their Required CasesEnglish-German DictionaryGerman-English DictionaryAnswer KeyIndex