CEFR A1

German A1: vocabulary and grammar

What the A1 level holds: themed word sets with native audio and grammar topics with exercises.

Beginner: greetings, numbers, food, family, and everyday basics.

Vocabulary

Everyday VerbsA1
In “Everyday Verbs”, practise German A1 words and expressions including anfangen, besuchen, bezahlen, bleiben. The example sentences show how to use this vocabulary in everyday situations.
- Goethe A1
- Verbs
Everyday Verbs IVA1
In “Everyday Verbs IV”, practise German A1 words and expressions including anbieten, anklicken, ankreuzen, anmelden. The example sentences show how to use this vocabulary in everyday situations.
- Goethe A1
- Verbs
Greetings & BasicsA1
In “Greetings & Basics”, practise German A1 words and expressions including Wie geht es Ihnen, Ich verstehe, Ich verstehe nicht, Wie bitte. The example sentences show how to use this vocabulary in everyday situations.
- Goethe A1
Education & LeisureA1
In “Education & Leisure”, practise German A1 words and expressions including Film, Foto, Fußball, Kino. The example sentences show how to use this vocabulary in everyday situations.
Letters & MailA1
In “Letters & Mail”, practise German A1 words and expressions including Absender, Anzeige, Brief, Briefmarke. The example sentences show how to use this vocabulary in everyday situations.
Family & FriendsA1
In “Family & Friends”, practise German A1 words and expressions including Mutter, Vater, Bruder, Schwester. The example sentences show how to use this vocabulary in everyday situations.

Present TenseA1
Learn how regular German verbs work in the present tense. This topic covers personal endings, the formal Sie form, and the position of the conjugated verb in statements and questions.
6 exercises
Present Tense: Extra -e-A1
Learn why verbs such as arbeiten, reden, öffnen and zeichnen need an extra -e- in some present-tense forms.
2 exercises
Present Tense: S-sounds and Verbs in -elnA1
Learn the du form after s-sounds and the ich form of common verbs ending in -eln.
2 exercises
Present Tense: Stem-Changing VerbsA1
Learn common German verbs that change their stem vowel in the present tense. This A1 topic focuses on du and er/sie/es forms such as du liest, er fährt, sie läuft, plus the special verb wissen.
4 exercises
Present Tense: haben, sein and werdenA1
Learn the present-tense forms of haben, sein and werden and use them in simple statements and questions.
7 exercises
Modal Verbs in the Present TenseA1
Learn the forms and meanings of können, müssen, sollen, dürfen, mögen, wollen and möchten. Practise the German sentence bracket in statements and questions.
4 exercises
Separable Verbs in the Present TenseA1
Learn how common separable verbs form a verbal bracket in main clauses.
2 exercises
Imperative: Commands and RequestsA1
Learn how to form German commands and requests for du, ihr, and Sie. Practise regular, separable, and important irregular verbs as well as word order.
4 exercises