B1 Grammar
A good grammar foundation is vital for your success. That’s why at German Institute, we teach A2 grammar in a fun and interactive way. You won’t have to study complex, boring theories. Instead, you will be able to put grammar straight into practice. In your B1 grammar course, you will learn, for instance, how to express your opinion, react to other people’s opinions, and form more complex independent and dependent clauses. You will receive an answer for every question you have. Thus, you will be able to understand the logic of the German language. Additionally, you will have free grammar courses at your disposal to help you.
B1 Grammar (B1.1 basics)
B1 Grammar (B1.2 basics)
- Adjectives as nouns
- N-declension
- Simple past – type 1
- Simple past – type 2
- Simple past – type 3
- Relative clause (dative)
- Relative clause (accusative)
- Relative clause (with preposition)
- Relative clauses
- Conjunction/conjunctional adverb: “Obwohl” (“although”) and “trotzdem” (“still”)
- Future I – formation
- Future I – use
- Conjunctions: “wenn,” “falls,” and “ob” (different ways to say “if”)
- Infinitives with and without “zu”
- Conjunctions: “da,” “weil,” “während,” “bevor” (“since,” “because,” “while,” and “before”)
- Comparative and superlative I
- Comparative and superlative II
- Subjunctive II (past)
- Subjunctive II: Hypothetical wishes
- Past perfect
- Conjunction: “nachdem” (“after”)
- Genitive I
- Genitive II
- Preposition: “trotz” (despite”)
- Adjektiv declension (genitive)
- Causal conjunctions
- Preposition: “wegen” (“due to”) + genitive
- Participles as adjectives
- Conjunction: “sowohl…als auch” (“as well as”)
- Conjunction: “nicht nur…sondern auch” (“not only…but also”)
- Conjunction: “weder…noch” (“neither…nor”) and “entweder…oder” (“either…or”)
- Verb: nicht/nur “brauchen” (“to not need”/”only need”)
- Verb: “brauchen” (“to need”) + noun
- Expressions with “es” (“it”)
- “Es” or no “es”
- Conjunction: “zwar…aber” (“though…”)
- Wort formation: nouns
- Conjunction: “je…desto” (“the…the”)
- Modal particle
- Conjunctions: “indem” (“by”) and “sodass” (“so that”)
- Causal, modal, and consecutive clauses
- Local and temporal prepositions
- Simple present passive using modal verbs
- Present perfect passive and simple past passive
- Conjunctions “anstatt” / “ohne”…”zu” / “dass” (“instead of” and “without”)
- Conjunction: “damit / um…zu” (“so that”)
- “Als ob” (“as if”) + subjunctive II
B1+ Grammar (B1 plus – part 1)
- Tense forms: speaking about past events
- Simple past and present perfect of irregular verbs I
- Simple past and present perfect of irregular verbs II
- Simple past and present perfect of irregular verbs III
- Verbs and complements
- Use of simple past, present perfect, and past perfect
- Separable and inseparable verbs (trennbare und untrennbare Verben)
- N-declension
- Plural formation
- Adjective declension
- Comparative and superlative
- Connectors
- Causal, concessive, and consecutive clauses
- Infinitives with and without “zu”
B1+ Grammar (B1 plus – part 2)
- Verbs with prepositions
- Futur I: speaking about future events
- Futur I: conjectures
- Reflexive verbs
- Relative clauses
- Was/wo/wohin/woher (which/where/whither/whence) as relative pronouns
- “damit” (“so that”), um… zu (“to”), “zum” (“to”) + nominalised infinitive
- Subjunctive II
- Conjunctions: Temporal clauses
- Temporal prepositions
- Passive voice
- Local prepositions (with two-way prepositions)
- Common mistakes
Recommended resources on B1 grammar
Grammar exercises – German as a foreign language, proficiency level B1/B2 (German) paperback – 16 February 2012
Price: 19.90 Euros
Grammar exercises A1-B1 with online audio access(German) paperback – 26 July 2013
Price: 18.25 Euros
Grammatik aktiv: Deutsch als Fremdsprache – B1+
Exercises for advanced learners to review basic grammar – workbook (German) paperback – 28 February 2020
Price: 21.50 Euros
B1 vocabulary at German Institute
You want to practise your vocabulary? German Institute offers you various free exercises.
Your B1 German language course at German Institute
In our B1 German language course at German Institute, you will study German grammar using structured techniques. You can do your course at our school facility or online. Our courses are communicative and primarily directed towards academics.