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Sentence structure and word order 6
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What is a clause? Main and subordinate clausesLecture1.1
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Sentence structure in main clausesLecture1.2
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Sentence structure in subordinate clausesLecture1.3
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InversionLecture1.4
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First and final positionLecture1.5
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Order and position of adverbial adjunctsLecture1.6
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Specific types of subordinate clauses 4
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Relative clausesLecture2.1
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Conditional clausesLecture2.2
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Proportion clausesLecture2.3
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Elliptical clausesLecture2.4
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Om + te + infinitive 2
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Om … te + infinitive to express purposeLecture3.1
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(Om …) te + infinitive with specific verbsLecture3.2
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Order and position of other elements in the clause 2
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Examples of indirect speechLecture4.1
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Exercises on indirect speechLecture4.2
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Counterfactual 3
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What is a counterfactual?Lecture5.1
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Counterfactual with zou(den)Lecture5.2
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Counterfactual with past tenseLecture5.3
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What is a counterfactual?
In a counterfactual, the reverse of what is expressed by the main lexical verb is actually the case. To form a counterfactual sentence, there are two options: zou(den) + infinitive can be used, or the past tense of the lexical verb.
Remember that zou(den) is the past tense of the modal verb zullen, and that the form zou(den) is also used in polite requests and conditional sentences.