ABSTRACT

Intermediate Dutch is designed for learners who have achieved a basic proficiency and wish to refine their knowledge of grammatical structures.

This Workbook, along with its companion volume Basic Dutch, provides clear and concise summaries of the essential points of Dutch grammar as well as opportunities to practice using the structures of the language. Building on the lessons of Basic Dutch, each of the twenty-four units presents a grammatical topic with an introduction and overview, followed by contextualized exercises to reinforce learning.

Features include:

  • a clear accessible format
  • many useful language examples
  • abundant exercises with a full answer key
  • frequent references to English grammar
  • an appendix on irregular verbs
  • an index of grammatical keywords.

Suitable for independent learners and students on taught courses, Intermediate Dutch, together with its sister volume Basic Dutch, forms a structured course in the essentials of Dutch grammar.

chapter 1|14 pages

Introduction

Conjunctions

chapter |5 pages

Conjunctional adverbs of time

chapter |1 pages

Exercise 2.2

chapter |1 pages

Exercise 2.4

chapter 3|2 pages

Nouns

Nouns From verb to noun

chapter 4|12 pages

Introduction

Adjectives

chapter |3 pages

pronoun + -e

chapter 6|7 pages

Indefinite pronouns

Indefinite pronouns

chapter |1 pages

Exercise 6.1

chapter |1 pages

Exercise 6.4

chapter |1 pages

Exercise 6.7

chapter 7|21 pages

Introduction

The pronouns zich, zelf and elkaar

chapter |1 pages

Exercise 10.5

chapter 11|3 pages

Introduction

Pronominal adverbs

chapter |3 pages

Overview

chapter |1 pages

Exercise 11.6

chapter 12|1 pages

Introduction

Verbs of action and result

chapter |2 pages

Stoppen and zitten

chapter |3 pages

than objects

chapter 13|3 pages

Introduction

Durative constructions

chapter |3 pages

bezig zijn met

chapter 14|4 pages

Introduction

The present participle

chapter |1 pages

Exercise 14.4

chapter 15|11 pages

Introduction

Talking about the future

chapter |1 pages

Exercise 16.4

chapter 17|7 pages

Introduction

Relative clauses

chapter |1 pages

Exercise 17.4

chapter 18|14 pages

Introduction

Indirect speech

chapter |7 pages

of the action

chapter 21|8 pages

Infinitive constructions

Infinitive constructions

chapter |4 pages

Verb forms in the past perfect tense

chapter |2 pages

The past perfect tense

chapter |2 pages

Exercise 22.2

chapter 23|6 pages

Introduction

Prepositions

chapter |1 pages

Exercise 23.2

chapter 24|6 pages

Introduction

Word order

chapter |1 pages

Exercise 24.2

chapter |1 pages

Exercise 24.5

chapter |11 pages

Introduction

Strong and irregular verbs

chapter |8 pages

Unit 8

chapter |5 pages

Unit 19