The high-value patterns that get you talking.

• 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