Hilsverbs Flashcards

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Hilsverb - Haben, Sein or Werden

they help form the future, passive or subj tense of the sentence

haben, sein, werden are the first verb plus a hils verb at the end

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Wir werden es kaufen. = We will buy it.

Der Brief wird geschrieben. = The letter was written

Was würden Sie tun? = What is she to do?

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haben is always with geVERB to mean the past tense

sein is talking about movement

werden is talking about becoming, wanting, etc

notice when translating it is in english together with the first verb

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Ich habe zwei Jahre gelernt. = I have 2 yrs learnt.

Ich bin eine Woche fahren. = I’m driving one week.

Ich werde für 1 Woche gehen. = I will go for one week.

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