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B2–C1 · CGR · 3 patterns

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Choose between easily confused structures by meaning, not by rule name.

01 · How to use this set

Start from the communication job

Choose between easily confused structures by meaning, not by rule name.

Read the frame, try to complete your own sentence before opening an example, then compare the English structure with its German parallel. The point is retrieval and choice, not passive list reading.

02 · Representative patterns

Start with these reusable frames

A compact sample from the 3 patterns in this study set.

01I remember [doing X], but I remembered to [do Y].I remember **sending** the draft, but I also remembered to **notify** the reviewers. · German parallel: Ich erinnere mich daran, [X getan zu haben], aber ich habe daran gedacht, [Y zu tun].02[Subject] used to [do X], but is now used to [doing Y].The team **used to review** everything manually, but it is now **used to working** with automated checks. · German parallel: Früher [tat X], aber inzwischen ist [Subjekt] daran gewöhnt, [Y zu tun].03You mustn't [do X]; you don't have to [do Y].You **mustn't share** the production data, but you **don't have to anonymise** the synthetic sample. · German parallel: Du darfst [X] nicht; du musst [Y] nicht.

03 · Complete set

Browse every pattern

The canonical list follows below. Every pattern has a stable ID and its own page for examples, translation, and reuse.

01I remember [doing X], but I remembered to [do Y].XPRCGR001 · I remember [doing X], but I remembered to [do Y]. / Ich erinnere mich daran, [X getan zu haben], aber ich habe daran gedacht, [Y zu tun].02[Subject] used to [do X], but is now used to [doing Y].XPRCGR002 · [Subject] used to [do X], but is now used to [doing Y]. / Früher [tat X], aber inzwischen ist [Subjekt] daran gewöhnt, [Y zu tun].03You mustn't [do X]; you don't have to [do Y].XPRCGR003 · You mustn't [do X]; you don't have to [do Y]. / Du darfst [X] nicht; du musst [Y] nicht.

04 · Continue

Grammar in use

A useful next step from the same learning path.

01Russian-speaker transfer trapsCorrect recurring English and German structures that Russian speakers tend to transfer literally.02Determiners and quantifiersMake reference, quantity and scope precise.03Verb complements and non-finite clausesChoose verb complements and condensed clauses accurately.04Subordinate and complement clausesBuild multi-clause reasoning with clear dependencies.