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B1Grammatik 12 min

als or wenn? Clauses of time

English uses one word, 'when', but German has two conjunctions: 'als' and 'wenn'. Which one you choose depends on whether the event happened once in the past or was repeated. This distinction is one of the mistakes that cost the most points in B1 Schreiben and Sprechen.

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English uses one word, 'when', but German has two conjunctions: 'als' and 'wenn'. Which one you choose depends on whether the event happened once in the past or was repeated. This distinction is one of the mistakes that cost the most points in B1 Schreiben and Sprechen.

12 min4 example sentences 6-question quiz