imperfect tense Flashcards

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What is the imperfect tense?

A

The imperfect tense refers to actions that happened in the past and were continuous, as opposed to the perfect tense which refers to past actions that were completed.

Ich trank bier (I drank beer)

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How is the imperfect tense formed for regular verbs?

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The imperfect stem is formed by adding ‘t’ to the present stem, which is the infinitive minus ‘en’.

An ending is then added according to the person:

e /est /e/en/et/en

machen (to make) … mach … macht… Ich machte

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3
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Conjugate this verb in the imperfect tense:

Machen (to make)

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machen

ich machte
du machtest
er machte
wir machten
ihr machtet
sie; Sie machten

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Conjugate this verb in the imperfect tense:

Kommen (to come)

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kommen

ich kam
du kamst
er kam
wir kamen
ihr kamt
sie; Sie kamen

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5
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Conjugate this verb in the imperfect tense:

Denken (to think)

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denken

ich dachte
du dachtest
er dachte
wir dachten
ihr dachtet
sie; Sie dachten

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Conjugate this verb in the imperfect tense:

Fahren (to drive)

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fahren

ich fuhr
du fuhrst
er fuhr
wir fuhren
ihr fuhrt
sie; Sie fuhren

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Conjugate this verb in the imperfect tense:

Gehen (to go)

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gehen

ich ging
du gingst
er ging
wir gingen
ihr gingt
sie; Sie gingen

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Conjugate this verb in the imperfect tense:

Sehen (to see)

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sehen

ich sah
du sah(e)st
er sah
wir sahen
ihr saht
sie; Sie sahen

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Conjugate this verb in the imperfect tense:

Werden (to become)

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werden

ich wurde
du wurdest
er wurde
wir wurden
ihr wurdet
sie; Sie wurden

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Conjugate this verb in the imperfect tense:

Sein (to be)

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sein

ich war
du warst
er war
wir waren
ihr wart
sie; Sie waren

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Conjugate this verb in the imperfect tense:

Haben (to have)

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haben

ich hatte
du hattest
er hatte
wir hatten
ihr hattet
sie; Sie hatten

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