Free Goethe-Zertifikat A2 flashcards
65 Goethe-Zertifikat A2 flashcards across the core themes, studied with real spaced repetition. Elementary: the past tenses (Perfekt & Präteritum), modal verbs, and the patterns that get you talking. Free, no signup, works in your browser.
Goethe-Zertifikat A2 is where German opens into the past — the Perfekt for everyday spoken past (with its haben/sein auxiliaries and strong participles), the Präteritum for sein/haben/modals, and the high-value patterns (modals, subordinate-clause word order, separable verbs) that move you beyond the present. EverFlip schedules it all with real FSRS spaced repetition. Build on A1 first; your progress saves in your browser and exports to Anki anytime.
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Das Perfekt
Study these 28 →- ich habe gemachtI (machen)I did / I have done
- du hast gemachtyou (machen)you did / you have done
- er hat gemachthe (machen)he did / he has done
- wir haben gemachtwe (machen)we did / we have done
- ihr habt gemachtyou all (machen)you all did / you all have done
- sie haben gemachtthey (machen)they did / they have done
- ich habe gekauftI (kaufen)I bought / I have bought
- du hast gekauftyou (kaufen)you bought / you have bought
- sie hat gekauftshe (kaufen)she bought / she has bought
- ich habe gearbeitetI (arbeiten)I worked / I have worked
- er hat gearbeitethe (arbeiten)he worked / he has worked
- wir haben gearbeitetwe (arbeiten)we worked / we have worked
- ich habe gesehenI (sehen)I saw / I have seen
- du hast gesehenyou (sehen)you saw / you have seen
- er hat gesprochenhe (sprechen)he spoke / he has spoken
- wir haben gesprochenwe (sprechen)we spoke / we have spoken
- ich habe gegessenI (essen)I ate / I have eaten
- sie hat gegessenshe (essen)she ate / she has eaten
- ich habe getrunkenI (trinken)I drank / I have drunk
- wir haben getrunkenwe (trinken)we drank / we have drunk
- ich bin gegangenI (gehen) — uses sein (motion)I went / I have gone
- du bist gegangenyou (gehen) — uses sein (motion)you went / you have gone
- er ist gegangenhe (gehen) — uses sein (motion)he went / he has gone
- wir sind gegangenwe (gehen) — uses sein (motion)we went / we have gone
- ich bin gekommenI (kommen) — uses sein (motion)I came / I have come
- sie ist gekommenshe (kommen) — uses sein (motion)she came / she has come
- wir sind gekommenwe (kommen) — uses sein (motion)we came / we have come
- ich bin gewesenI (sein) — uses sein; but in speech 'ich war' (Präteritum) is far more commonI was / I have been
Das Präteritum
Study these 21 →- ich warI (sein)I was
- du warstyou (sein)you were
- er warhe (sein)he was
- wir warenwe (sein)we were
- ihr wartyou all (sein)you all were
- sie warenthey (sein)they were
- ich hatteI (haben)I had
- du hattestyou (haben)you had
- er hattehe (haben)he had
- wir hattenwe (haben)we had
- ich konnteI (können)I could / I was able to
- du konntestyou (können)you could / you were able to
- wir konntenwe (können)we could / we were able to
- ich mussteI (müssen)I had to
- er musstehe (müssen)he had to
- ich wollteI (wollen)I wanted
- sie wollteshe (wollen)she wanted
- wir wolltenwe (wollen)we wanted
- ich machteI (machen) — weak, mainly writtenI did / I made (written past)
- er machtehe (machen) — weak, mainly writtenhe did / he made (written past)
- ich arbeiteteI (arbeiten) — weak, mainly writtenI worked (written past)
A2 patterns
Study these 16 →- müssen + Infinitivto have to (do something) — obligation; the infinitive goes to the ENDIch muss arbeiten = I have to work
- können + Infinitivto be able to / can — infinitive at the ENDIch kann schwimmen = I can swim
- wollen + Infinitivto want to (do something) — infinitive at the ENDIch will essen = I want to eat
- dürfen + Infinitivto be allowed to / may — infinitive at the ENDDu darfst gehen = You may go
- sollen + Infinitivshould / be supposed to — infinitive at the ENDDu sollst schlafen = You should sleep
- möchte + Infinitivwould like to — a polite wishIch möchte einen Kaffee trinken = I would like to drink a coffee
- werden + Infinitivwill (do something) — the future; infinitive at the ENDIch werde morgen arbeiten = I will work tomorrow
- aufstehen → ich stehe aufseparable-prefix verb: the prefix (auf-) splits off and goes to the ENDIch stehe um sieben Uhr auf = I get up at seven o'clock
- weil + Verb am Endebecause — the verb moves to the END of the clauseIch bleibe zu Hause, weil ich müde bin = I'm staying home because I'm tired
- wenn + Verb am Endewhen / if — the verb moves to the END of the clauseWenn ich Zeit habe, komme ich = If I have time, I'll come
- dass + Verb am Endethat — the verb moves to the END of the clauseIch weiß, dass du Deutsch sprichst = I know that you speak German
- es gibt + Akkusativthere is / there are — always followed by the accusativeEs gibt einen Supermarkt = There is a supermarket
- zu + Infinitivto (do something) — the zu + infinitive go to the ENDIch habe keine Zeit zu arbeiten = I have no time to work
- gern + Verbto like doing something — gern sits in the middle, just after the conjugated verbIch trinke gern Kaffee = I like drinking coffee
- schon / noch nichtalready / not yetIch habe schon gegessen, aber er hat noch nicht gegessen = I have already eaten, but he hasn't eaten yet
- man + Verb (3rd person)one / you (impersonal) — takes the er/sie/es verb formHier kann man gut essen = You can eat well here