First Day of German Bootcamp!

 It's about time! I'm an English teacher, and tell my students constantly that EVERYBODY can find at least 10 minutes a day to do something for their English studies: watch a video, do an exercise, read an article or book, watch a tv series, etc. I DO manage to watch some German tv, but not everyday, but I haven't done anything active to polish my German in ages. 

Today I decided that I can definitely do the 10 minute minimum for my German. I chose Easy German YouTube videos to begin with. I listened to 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB12-T5jC30

These Verbs Always Use The Simple Past | Super Easy German 191

A really important word I learned from this video is Präteritum:

Das Präteritum (lateinisch praeteritum ‚das Vorbeigegangene'), auch erste Vergangenheit oder österreichisch Mitvergangenheit, ist eine Zeitform des Verbs zur Bezeichnung vergangener Ereignisse und Situationen. Die deutschen Formen „ich lief, du lachtest“ oder „es regnete“ sind Beispiele für Verben im Präteritum.

I can definitely do this!