Party plans: separable verbs in the present tense

Preparing to listen by predicting what you will hear improves your understanding when you listen. Separable verbs are made up of a prefix and a main verb, e.g., 'vorbereiten' - 'to prepare, preparing'. In the present tense, the prefix moves to the end of the clause, e.g., 'ich bereite eine Party vor'. Many two-part separable verbs in German have single word English translations, e.g., 'einkaufen' - 'to shop'. In present tense negative sentences with separable verbs, 'nicht' generally goes just before the separable prefix.