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German speakers learning English
— the mistakes your language makes you commit

Your native language (Deutsch) quietly pushes you into specific English errors. Here are the ones to watch — and the fix for each. This is exactly how WordSlick coaches you, every day.

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from your first language

"since/for" needs the present perfect

German says "ich wohne hier seit 5 Jahren" (present); English needs "I HAVE LIVED here FOR 5 years" — and for = duration, since = starting point.

from your first language

No verb-second inversion

German fronting flips the verb ("Gestern ging ich…"); English keeps subject-verb order: "Yesterday I went…", not "Yesterday went I…".

from your first language

No "would" in the if-clause

German "wenn ich würde…" tempts "If I would have known"; English keeps would OUT of the if-clause: "If I HAD known, I would have…".

core challenge

Articles (a/an/the)

When to use a/an/the vs nothing is subtle and trips most learners.

core challenge

Tense & aspect

Present perfect vs past simple, continuous vs simple — English aspect is fine-grained.

core challenge

Prepositions

in/on/at and dependent prepositions (interested IN, good AT) are idiomatic.

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