The Simple Past: German Irregular and Modal Verbs
Channel: The German Professor
Date: 2015-04-03

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High definition video of class lecture slides introducing the simple past (das Imperfekt) with German irregular and modal verbs. The video begins first with discussions of the simple past in English and the rules for using the simple past in German. The video concludes with an examination of one irregular verb and two modal verbs ("brennen," "müssen," and "wollen") and a step-by-step demonstration of how the simple past is formed with these verbs.

The video covers:

00:11 Overview of lecture
00:54 The simple past in English
01:30 Using the simple past in German
02:45 The simple past of "brennen"
05:37 The simple past of "müssen"
06:41 The simple past of "wollen"