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What are Präteritum verbs?

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The past tense, (Präteritum), is used to express facts and actions that started and ended in the past.

It is typically used to tell stories or report past events in written German. In spoken language, it is common to use the perfect tense instead of the past tense.

Eg.

Im letzten Jahr machte ich Urlaub in Deutschland.

Mit dem Fahrrad fuhr ich auf dem Elbe-Radweg von Hamburg bis Dresden. Die Strecke war fantastisch und ich hatte tolles Wetter.

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