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A1 · SUPPLEMENTARY GRAMMAR PRACTICE

Time adverbs heute gestern and oft

Time adverbs can identify when something happens, how often or in what sequence. Heute, morgen and gestern are normally lowercase. Morgen means tomorrow; der Morgen means the morning. Starting with a time expression still requires the finite verb in second position. Position can also change emphasis.

Reference

WhenFrequencySequence
heute / morgen / gesternimmer / oft / manchmal / niezuerst / dann / danach

Try four exercises

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1. Which word means yesterday?
Answer and explanation

gestern

Gestern refers to the previous day.

2. Which word means never?
Answer and explanation

nie

Nie means never; oft means often.

3. Heute ___.
Answer and explanation

arbeite ich

The verb follows the opening adverb.

4. Which expression means in the morning?
Answer and explanation

am Morgen

Am Morgen means in the morning; morgen means tomorrow.

Use it yourself

Write or say two new sentences using this pattern. Compare the forms and word order with the reference above.

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