This document provides an overview of different temporal expressions in German related to the past, present, and future. It outlines terms that indicate anteriority to the past like "bis jetzt" and "bisher"; things that are always or generally true like "immer" and "normalerweise"; and expressions used to talk about the future like "ich werde" and "morgen um 5 Uhr". It also compares different verb forms used to discuss activities that are completed, ongoing, or planned like "ich hatte gearbeitet", "ich arbeite", and "ich werde arbeiten".
This document provides an overview of different temporal expressions in German related to the past, present, and future. It outlines terms that indicate anteriority to the past like "bis jetzt" and "bisher"; things that are always or generally true like "immer" and "normalerweise"; and expressions used to talk about the future like "ich werde" and "morgen um 5 Uhr". It also compares different verb forms used to discuss activities that are completed, ongoing, or planned like "ich hatte gearbeitet", "ich arbeite", and "ich werde arbeiten".
This document provides an overview of different temporal expressions in German related to the past, present, and future. It outlines terms that indicate anteriority to the past like "bis jetzt" and "bisher"; things that are always or generally true like "immer" and "normalerweise"; and expressions used to talk about the future like "ich werde" and "morgen um 5 Uhr". It also compares different verb forms used to discuss activities that are completed, ongoing, or planned like "ich hatte gearbeitet", "ich arbeite", and "ich werde arbeiten".
this week, year… always true, natural I hope/trust
ago recently/lately law guess/think yesterday Anteriority to just/yet every day, month … predictions last week past since(point)/for normally last year ever/never never last month spontaneous already always decision at the time of so far seldom speaking How many? timetables
I had worked I worked I have worked I work I will work
Ich hatte gearbeitet Ich arbeitete Ich habe gearbeitet Ich arbeite Ich werde arbeiten
I had worked I have worked
I had been working I have been working
Two activities in the Period in the
All day/year now Anteriority to past, a longer and a future since/for at the moment past shorter one (tomorrow at 5 o today relevant in the When I was … ing (Ich arbeite ´clock I will be planned future past two activities in the seit…) working) past at the same How long? time while…
I had been I was I have been I am I will be
working working working working working Ich hatte gearbeitet Ich arbeitete (,als…) Ich arbeite (seit…) Ich arbeite (gerade) Ich werde arbeiten