German Verbs Made Simple: Understand Tenses and Conjugation

Finally understand how German verbs work — conjugation, tenses, and meanings explained clearly in English.

What you'll learn
- Understand how German verbs change depending on the subject, tense, and meaning.
- Conjugate regular and irregular verbs confidently in the present tense.
- Learn how and when to use modal verbs like müssen, können, and wollen.
- Form correct past tenses (Perfekt and Präteritum) using haben and sein.
- Recognize and correctly use separable and reflexive verbs in real sentences.
- Build complete sentences that sound natural — and finally stop guessing verb forms!

Requirements
- No previous German knowledge is required — everything is explained clearly in English. You don’t need to know any grammar terms ahead of time; we’ll cover everything step by step. Having taken my German Cases or German Sentence Structure course is helpful but not required. Just bring curiosity, a willingness to learn, and maybe a notebook to jot down a few examples!

Description
If German verbs make your head spin — if you’ve ever wondered whyhabensometimes becomeshat, or whygehenturns intogegangen— this course is for you.

I’mMiss Esther, a native German teacher with more than two decades of experience helping English speakers finally understand how German grammar really works.

In this course, we’ll break downGerman verbs step by step, in clear, simple English. You’ll learn what regular and irregular verbs are, how to use them in real sentences, and how to form the most common tenses without memorizing endless charts.

We’ll cover:

The difference betweenregular, irregular, and mixed verbs

How toconjugateverbs in the present tense

The correct use ofmodal verbs(können, müssen, wollen, sollen, dürfen)

How to formpast tenses(PerfektandPräteritum)

Separable and reflexive verbs— what they are and how they work

How to confidentlybuild sentences with the right word order and verb form

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to recognize, understand, and use German verbs correctly in real sentences — no guessing, no panic, just clear explanations and examples that make sense in English.

This course is perfect for:

English speakers (especially Americans) who want grammar explained logically

Beginners and lower-intermediate learners who want to feel confident using verbs

Anyone preparing for aGoetheor other German proficiency exam

Students who’ve completed myGerman CasesandSentence Structurecourses and want to keep going

No previous experience is required — just bring curiosity and a willingness to finally make sense of German verbs.

Let’s take the mystery out of German grammar — one verb at a time.

Who this course is for:
- English speakers (especially Americans) who want German grammar explained clearly — not through immersion or guesswork. Beginners and lower-intermediate learners who struggle to understand why verbs keep changing forms. Anyone tired of memorizing endless verb charts and ready to actually understand how German verbs work. Learners preparing for a Goethe exam or wanting to feel more confident writing and speaking. Students who enjoyed my German Cases or German Sentence Structure courses and want to keep building their foundation.
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