This is an ongoing project as an aid to help students at the University of Colorado in Denver understand the grammar intricacies of German. As students have questions, and as various grammar topics arise during class sessions, this page will expand. The ultimate aim of this project is to create a fairly comprehensive German reference grammar for speakers of English. Please e-mail me with your comments, corrections, or other remarks that will help to make this a more useful tool in your pursuit of developing good German (and English) grammar skills. Additional examples, doubtful instances, exceptions, and questions concerning problematic constructions are always welcome. Tim Phillips

Further Notes: I would like to discourage students from simply downloading all the files on this page. Rather, as you come across a topic, look through the list of grammar topics below and take only those sheets you need. Some of the grammar here is quite advanced, and if you have not already mastered some of the elementary priciples, then the advanced sheets will be of little or no help to you. Thanks.

These files are encoded using PDF (portable document format). You need the most current version of Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer to view these grammar files. Click here to download the current version of Adobe Acrobat Reader if it is not already installed on your machine.

WARNING !   Some of these files are large and may not print properly or even cause your computer to crash or freeze up. If you experience problems, you may have an outdated version of Adobe Acrobat Reader. To remedy this, first uninstall the older version of Acrobat by going into "settings" in the control panel then click on "install/uninstall programs." Once you have uninstalled Acrobat, go back to the Adobe website, download the newest version of Acrobat Reader then reinstall it. If you experience futher problems, then your best option is to visit the Modern Languages computer lab (Room 115, Plaza Building, Auraria Campus, Denver, Colorado, USA) and download the files on this page from there. Also, if you have an older computer, your machine may simply not have the capacity to deal with these files.