| A | B |
|---|
| diesmal | this time |
| das erste Mal | the first time |
| einmal | once |
| manchmal | sometimes |
| niemals | never |
| zum ersten/letzen Mal | for the first/last time |
| "Zeit"... | ...describes a span of time |
| "Mal"... | ...refers to specific occurrences and repetitions |
| "dauern" (+ accusative)... | ...to describe how long something lasts |
| present tense + "seit" (+ dative)...(#1) | ...to indicate how long something has been going on (#1) |
| present tense + "schon" (+ accusative)...(#2) | ...to indicate how long something has been going on (#2) |
| prepositions "an", "in", and "vor"... | ...can all be used to answer the question "wann?" |
| zuerst | first |
| dann | then |
| danach | after that |
| zuletzt | lastly |
| schließlich | finally |
