How this works

Pick a tense on the left. You’ll see:

• Formation — a clean formula with subject, auxiliaries, and verb.
• Usage & German hints — short, practical notes comparing typical German choices.
• Timeline — a little visual that shows time & aspect.
• Examples — simple sentences with highlights.

Then try the Practice activities below: build a sentence or choose the best tense.

Mini glossary

Auxiliary

Helping verb (do, be, have, will) used to form tenses, questions, and negatives.

Aspect

Tells us how an action unfolds: simple, continuous, perfect, perfect continuous.

Past participle

3rd verb form (e.g., gone, played, eaten).

Present participle

-ing form (e.g., going, playing, eating).