German 2A: Final Exam general topics for 12/15/14 at 6:00 p.m.

This exam will cover material from Kapitel 7-10:

1.  Listening section on the topic of Freizeit

2.  Vocabulary identification

3.  Giving Directions

4.  Comparative and superlative forms

5.  Conjunctions:  subordinating and coordinating

6.  Present perfect tense

7.  Simple past (imperfect)
           The strong verbs that you will need to memorize the simple past tense forms are:
                     a. kommen
                     b. essen
                     c.  fahren
                     d. gehen
                     e.  schreiben
                     f.  schlafen
                     g.  bleiben
                     h.  trinken
                     i.  laufen
                     j.  nehmen

also know the simple past of: haben, sein, and the modals.   To review simple past of modals, see the chart on page 196, Kapitel 6.  They are formed similarly to weak verbs, but lose the umlauts, where they have occurred in the present tense.  The "ich" and the "er,sie, es" form are identical.  

8.  Adjective endings !!  Review a similar section on the Kapitel 9 test.  Note the errors that you made there and make mental notes.

9.  Reflexive pronouns

10.  Genitive case

11.  Genitive prepositions

12.  A reading passage with comprehension questions

There will not be a writing passage.