Common mistake: verb position in main vs subordinate clause – Telc B1

Intermediate German
Created by Best · 12.04.2026 at 16:05 UTC

Main clause: Conjugated verb in second position (or first in questions). Ich habe das Buch gelesen. Gestern habe ich das Buch gelesen. Subordinate clause (weil, dass, wenn, obwohl, etc.): Conjugated verb at the end. ..., weil ich das Buch gelesen habe. A very common mistake is putting the verb in second position in the subordinate clause (weil ich habe das Buch gelesen – wrong).

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Tasks
Question 1

In "Er bleibt zu Hause, weil er krank ist", where is the verb in the weil-clause?

Question 2

Wrong sentence: "Weil ich habe keine Zeit." The correct form is:

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