German A2.16 Listening Practice: Schedule A Future Trip
German A2 listening practice with audio, transcript, key phrases, and a speaking challenge for schedule a future trip.
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Level
A2.16
Audio
Segmented audio
Transcript
15 segments
What to notice while you listen
What you'll understand
Use a present-tense statement with an explicit future time to describe a plan.
Use a known present verb with morgen or am Montag and preserve V2 when the time expression comes first.
New pattern
present tense with an explicit future-time expression for a scheduled plan
Practice aloud after listening
Morgen fahre ich nach Berlin, und am Montag gehe ich zum Arzt.
Tomorrow I am going to Berlin, and on Monday I am going to the doctor.
A short German listening chapter with transcript.
Schedule a familiar trip by adding a clear future time and keeping the finite verb second.
Read while you listen.
1. Hanna · Teacher
Welcome to today's episode! Today, we are learning how to talk about future plans in German using simple present tense verbs.
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2. Hanna · Teacher
Listen to this short conversation between Clara and Felix.
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3. Clara · Native Speaker 2
Hallo Felix, fährst du bald in den Urlaub?
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4. Felix · Native Speaker 1
Morgen fahre ich nach Berlin, und am Montag gehe ich zum Arzt.
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5. Clara · Native Speaker 2
Das ist ein sehr voller Kalender!
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6. Felix · Native Speaker 1
Ja, aber die Montage sind bei mir immer beschäftigt.
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7. Clara · Native Speaker 2
Dann wünsche ich dir eine gute Reise!
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8. Hanna · Teacher
Let's break down those key sentences!
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9. Hanna · Teacher
Felix said: 'Morgen fahre ich nach Berlin.' In German, you can use the present tense for future plans when you include a time word like 'morgen', which means tomorrow.
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10. Lukas · Student
Why did Felix say 'fahre ich' instead of 'ich fahre'?
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11. Hanna · Teacher
Great question, Lukas! In German, the verb must stay in the second position. Since 'morgen' is in position one, 'fahre' comes second and pushes 'ich' to third.
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12. Hanna · Teacher
Next, Felix said: 'und am Montag gehe ich zum Arzt.' To say 'on Monday', we say 'am Montag'. The noun is 'der Montag', and plural is 'die Montage'.
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13. Lukas · Student
Does 'am Montag' also count as position one for the verb order?
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14. Hanna · Teacher
Exactly! The time phrase 'am Montag' acts as position one, so the verb 'gehe' comes right after in position two.
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15. Hanna · Teacher
Keep practicing this word order whenever you schedule your future trips! Bis zum nächsten Mal!
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