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Topic test · B2

Als ob test

10questions
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60%pass mark
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Topic test

10 questions, easy to hard

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Er tut so, als ob er mich nicht .

He acts as if he didn’t know me.

als ob sends the verb to the end and needs Konjunktiv II (kennen würde).

Sie gibt Geld aus, als sie Millionärin.

She spends money as if she were a millionaire.

wäre — when als stands alone (that is, without ob), the verb follows it right away and is in Konjunktiv II: als wäre sie… = “as if she were a millionaire”.

Du siehst so aus, als ob du einen Geist ___.

You look as if you had seen a ghost.

For something that happened in the past: hätte + Partizip II. “als ob” sends the verb (hättest) to the very end.

Er benimmt sich, als ob er der Boss .

He behaves as if he were the boss.

An unreal comparison takes Konjunktiv II: wäre. ist is heard in speech but not recommended in writing; war is past tense, while the comparison is about now.

Sie lacht, als sie den Witz verstanden.

She laughs as if she had understood the joke.

hätte — without ob the structure is inverted: right after the conjunction comes the auxiliary (als hätte sie verstanden), and the main verb stays at the end.

Build the sentence: He acts as if he had never seen me. (with als)

Tap the pieces to build the sentence

Right after the conjunction als comes the conjugated verb (hätte).

According to B2 grammar rules, the sentence “Er tut so, als ob er keine Zeit hat.” is correct.

False. “hat” is heard in speech, but because it is an unreal comparison, Konjunktiv II (“hätte”) is recommended in writing and in exams.

Es sieht so aus, als ob es bald regnen .

It looks as if it were going to rain soon.

For the Konjunktiv II of regnen you use “würde”.

Which one is grammatically correct?

“als ob” starts a subordinate clause, so the conjugated verb (hätte) goes to the very end.

Which one is grammatically correct?

With “als” the conjugated verb (wüsste) must follow immediately.
Quick rules

The rules in three lines

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  1. als ob / als wenn send the verb to the end

    These two conjunctions follow the normal subordinate-clause (Nebensatz) rules, so the verb goes last.

    Er tut so, als ob er schlafen würde.

  2. After plain als the verb comes right away

    If you use just “als”, the conjugated verb must stand right next to it (inversion).

    Er tut so, als würde er schlafen.

  3. For earlier events: hätte/wäre + Partizip II

    If there is a time difference between the actions, use past Konjunktiv II.

    Er tut so, als hätte er mich nicht gesehen.

Traps

Commonly mixed up

Where a direct translation breaks. The hard questions come from here.

  • Er redet, als ob er der Chef ist.

    Er redet, als ob er der Chef wäre.

    The indicative (ist) is heard in speech; because the comparison is unreal, Konjunktiv II (wäre) is recommended in writing.

  • Er tut so, als er wäre reich.

    Er tut so, als wäre er reich.

    With “als” the verb comes right after it, and the subject follows.