Temporale Verknüpfungen B2
Temporal Connectors B2
Advanced temporal connectors: nachdem (with Plusquamperfect), sobald, seitdem, während, bevor, bis — complex temporal relationships, formal register, and nominal substitution.
How the rule begins
Thomas the Tiger has noticed that the main difficulty with temporal clauses at B2 is not understanding what they mean — it is handling the verb tenses correctly. German is strict: the temporal relationship is expressed through the choice of tense as well, not just through the conjunction. This lesson covers the advanced rules for six essential temporal connectors.
The rest of the explanation, the examples and the exercises are in the full lesson.
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