Konjunktiv II in the Past (hätte gemacht, wäre gegangen) – Test 1
C1AdvancedGrammarGerman
This C1 grammar test checks your command of the past subjunctive in German (Konjunktiv II Vergangenheit), from the basic choice between hätte and wäre to modal verbs with the double infinitive, the passive, and word order in subordinate clauses. It also covers typical uses such as unreal conditions, wishes, comparisons with als ob, and constructions like ohne dass, beinahe and zu … als dass. It suits advanced learners preparing for C1 exams and teachers who need a ready-made assessment.
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This C1 grammar test checks your command of the past subjunctive in German (Konjunktiv II Vergangenheit), from the basic choice between hätte and wäre to modal verbs with the double infinitive, the passive, and word order in subordinate clauses. It also covers typical uses such as unreal conditions, wishes, comparisons with als ob, and constructions like ohne dass, beinahe and zu … als dass. It suits advanced learners preparing for C1 exams and teachers who need a ready-made assessment.
Topics covered
hätte vs. wäre + Partizip IIUnreal conditions without wennModal verbs and the double infinitiveKonjunktiv II passive (wäre … worden)Word order in subordinate clausesUnreal wishes and als ob / alsohne dass, beinahe, zu … als dassMixed time conditionals
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Notes for teachers
Use Part 1 as a quick diagnostic of form, then move on to Parts 2 and 3, which target the errors most typical at C1. These include *lösen gekonnt instead of lösen können, putting hätte at the end of a clause with a double infinitive, and confusing worden with geworden in the passive. Other targeted errors are wäre/hätte with verbs of motion and state, and mixing past and present consequences. For follow-up, ask learners to rewrite wenn-clauses without wenn and to write short regret texts using hätte … sollen/können.
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