{"id":6108,"date":"2012-08-30T08:38:01","date_gmt":"2012-08-30T07:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jabbalab.com\/blog\/?p=6108"},"modified":"2012-09-12T11:08:37","modified_gmt":"2012-09-12T10:08:37","slug":"perfect-tense-with-examples-and-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.jabbalab.com\/blog\/6108\/perfect-tense-with-examples-and-test","title":{"rendered":"German Perfect Tense with Examples and Test"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Perfect Tense with Example Sentences and Test<\/h3>\n

The perfect tense is a form of German past tense that is made up of two parts:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n\t1. The present form of either haben<\/a> <\/strong>or sein<\/a><\/strong>. The majority of past tense German sentences are constructed using the verb haben<\/strong>, however when talking about something movement related, you would use the verb sein<\/strong>
    \n\t2. The past tense German verb called the past participle. <\/strong>This is equivalent to played, walked, gone etc. in English.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Forming a Past Tense German Sentence in the Perfect Tense<\/h3>\n

    As explained above, forming a past tense German sentence within the perfect tense is done in two parts. The first part, with haben <\/strong>or sein<\/strong> is pretty straight forward.<\/p>\n

    The second part, forming the past participle <\/strong> (the past tense German verb) is a little bit more involved. This depends on whether the verb is a weak verb<\/a><\/strong>, a strong verb<\/a><\/strong>, or a mixed verb<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

    Weak Verb and Mixed Verb Past Participle<\/strong><\/p>\n

    To form the past participle of a weak or mixed verb, you add ge <\/strong>to the beginning of the verb and -t <\/strong>after the stem of the verb. Here are a few examples of how to get a weak verb into the past tense:<\/p>\n

    Let’s have a look at it:
    \n<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Ich<\/span> habe<\/span> gespielt<\/span><\/td>\n=<\/td>\nI’ve played<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Ich<\/span><\/td>\n=<\/td>\nsubject<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    habe<\/span><\/td>\n=<\/td>\nhaben\/sein<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    gespielt<\/span><\/td>\n=<\/td>\npast participle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    Remember, with mixed verbs (as with strong verbs), the stem of the verb may change when going into the German past tense.<\/p>\n

    bringen \u2013 to bring \u2013 ge<\/strong>bracht<\/strong><\/p>\n

    denken \u2013 to think \u2013 ge<\/strong>dacht<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Strong Verb Past Participle<\/strong><\/p>\n

    To form the past participle of a strong verb, you again add ge <\/strong>to the beginning of the verb, but instead add -en <\/strong>to the end of the stem. As with mixed verbs above, the stem may change when going into the past tense German form.<\/p>\n

    lesen \u2013 to read \u2013 ge<\/strong>lesen<\/strong><\/p>\n

    fahren \u2013 to drive \u2013 ge<\/strong>fahren<\/strong><\/p>\n

    A Couple of Exceptions<\/strong><\/p>\n

    There are a couple of exceptions when creating a past tense German verb. These exceptions exist when the verb in it’s standard form begins with ge<\/strong> or be <\/strong>or ver<\/strong>. When this happens, the beginning of the verb stays the same.<\/p>\n

    Er hat mein Handy benutzt. – (benutzen)<\/p>\n

    Example Sentences<\/h3>\n

    Maria hat<\/strong> ihn ge<\/strong>k\u00fcsst<\/strong>.
    \nBist<\/strong> du mit dem Zug nach Berlin ge<\/strong>fahren<\/strong>? (fahren = verb of movement; formed with sein)
    \nWir haben<\/strong> euren Hochzeitstag ver<\/strong>gessen.
    \nWer hat<\/strong> Pizza be<\/strong>stellt?
    \nSeid<\/strong> ihr nach Hause ge<\/strong>laufen<\/strong>? (laufen = verb of movement; formed with sein)
    \nHaben<\/strong> Sie das Buch schon ge<\/strong>lesen<\/strong>?
    \nAnika und Jasmin sind<\/strong> 10 Kilometer ge<\/strong>joggt<\/strong>. (joggen = verb of movement; formed with sein)
    \nIch habe<\/strong> meinem Bruder ge<\/strong>holfen<\/strong>.
    \nSie hat<\/strong> ihn nicht ge<\/strong>sehen<\/strong>.
    \nWir haben<\/strong> die Rechnung schon be<\/strong>zahlt.
    \nChris ist<\/strong> mit seiner Schwester in Urlaub ge<\/strong>flogen<\/strong>. (fliegen = verb of movement; formed with sein)
    \nHabt<\/strong> ihr f\u00fcr die Pr\u00fcfung ge<\/strong>lernt<\/strong>?<\/p>\n

    Test what you’ve learned about the Perfect Tense<\/h3>\n

    1. __ du mit dem Auto zur Party __? (fahren)
    \n2. __ ihr Herrn Meier __? (sehen)
    \n3. Nina __ gestern ihre Briefmarkensammlung __. (verkaufen)
    \n4. Wir __ euch das schon sehr oft __. (sagen)
    \n5. __ Sie an seinen Geburtstag __? (denken)
    \n6. Ich __ mit der Katze zum Tierarzt __. (gehen)
    \n7. Marco __ letzte Woche einen Autounfall __. (haben)
    \n8. Barney und John __ im Kasino 2000\u20ac __. (gewinnen)
    \n9. Warum __ sie (plural) nicht mit Lufthansa __? (fliegen)
    \n10. Frau Nell, Sie __ zuviel Bier __. (trinken)
    \n11. __ ihr gestern eure Oma __? (besuchen)
    \n12. __ du den Pulli __? (waschen)
    \n13. Wir __ durch den Wald __. (rennen)
    \n14. Wieviel Geld __ ihr __? (sparen)
    \n15. Die Tasche __ ich auf Ebay __. (kaufen)<\/p>\n

    The solution to the test is here<\/a> \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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