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German Verbs flashcards
1
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Woher

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from where; aus

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Wohin

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to where; nach

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wo

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where; bei

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was

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what

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wann

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when

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comparisons of equality

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so … wie (as … as)

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comparisons of superiority and Inferiority

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All comparatives in German are formed with -er

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als

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= than;

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so groB wie Montana

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as big as Montana

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billiger als

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cheaper than

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intelligenter als

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more intelligent

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schneller als

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faster than

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Superlatives

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am + -sten

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Perfect Tense

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the perfect tense consists of a form of the present tense of haben or sein + the past participle

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past participles

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no ge- with 1. verbs ending in -ieren 2. inseperable prefix verbs

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16
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common inseparable prefixes

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be-, ent-, er-, ge-, ver-

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simple past of sein

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war
warst
war
waren
wart
waren
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simple past of haben

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hatte
hattest
hatte
hatten
hattet
hatten
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Adjectives

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attributive adjectives precede nouns and have endings. Predicate adjectives follow the verb sein and have no endings

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20
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Attributive Adj. Masc.

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Nom. der Kalte Tee; ein Kalter Tee; kalter Tee

Acc. den Kalten Tee; einen kalten Tee; kalten Tee

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Attributive Adj. Neut.

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Nom. das kalte Bier; ein Kaltes Bier; kaltes Bier

Acc. das kalte Beer; ein kaltes Bier; kaltes Bier

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Attributive Adj. Fem.

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Nom. die kalte Milch; eine kalte Milch; kalte Milch

Acc. die kalte Milch; eine kalte Milch; kalte Milch

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Attributive Adj. Plur.

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Nom. die kalten Getra”nke, -; kalte Getra”nke

Acc. die kalten Getra”nke; -; kalte Getra”nk

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Attributive Adj.

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Rules of Thumb

  1. In many instances, the adj. ending is the same as the ending of the definite article.
  2. But: after der (nom. masc.) and das, the adj. ending is -e
  3. But: after die (pl.), the adj. ending is -en.
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25
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Adjectives in the Dative Case

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Masc.
diesem lieben Vater
meinem lieben Vater
Neut.
diesem lieben Kind
meinem lieben Kind
Fem.
dieser lieben Mutter
meiner lieben Mutter
Plur.
diesen lieben Eltern
meinen lieben Eltern
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Future Tense

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= werden + infinitive

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werden

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Present
werde
wirst
wird
werden
werdet
werden
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wohl

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Use wohl with the future tense to express present or future probability.

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Mein Freund wird jetzt wohl zu Hause sein.

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My friend should be home now.

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Morgen Abend werden wir wohl zu Hause bleiben

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Tomorrow evening we’ll probably stay at home.

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Future Tense with an adverb of time

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When an adverb of time is present or when it is otherwise clear that future actions or events are indicated, German speakers normally use the present tense rather than the future tense to talk about what will happen in the future.

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32
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The conjunction als with dependent-clause word order

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the conjunction als (when) is commonly used to express that two events or circumstances happened at the same time.

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Als ich zwo”lf Jahre alt war, bin ich zum ersten Mal allein verreist.

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When I was 12 years old, I traveled alone for the first time.

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Werden (to become)

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simple past
wurde
wurdest
wurde
wurden
wurdet
wurden
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ko”nnen (can, will, may)

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Simple Past
konnte
konntest
konnte
konnten
konntet
konnten
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mu”ssen (must, ought to)

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Simple Past
musste
musstest
musste
mussten
musstet
mussten
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du”rfen (must, may, can)

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Simple Past
durfte
durftest
durfte
durften
durftet
durften
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sollen (should, will)

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Simple Past
sollte
solltest
sollte
sollten
solltet
sollten
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wollen (want/desire to)

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Simple Past
wollte
wolltest
wollte
wollten
wolltet
wollten
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mo”gen (to like to/ be fond of)

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Simple Past
mochte
mochtest
mochte
mochten
mochtet
mochten
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wissen (person, place, thing?)

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Simple Past
wusste
wusstest
wusste
wussten
wusstet
wussten
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kennen (to know a person?)

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Simple Past
kannte
kanntest
kannte
kannten
kanntet
kannten
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43
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Time: als

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Als (when) refers to a circumstance (time period) in the past or to a single event (point in time) in the past or present, but never in the future.

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Time: wenn

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Wenn has 3 distinct meanings: a conditional meaning and 2 temporal meanings. In conditional sentences, wenn means if. In the temporal sense, wenn may be used to describe events that happen or happened one or more times (when[ever]) or to describe events that will happen in the future (when).

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45
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als & wenn

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In the simple past, wenn refers to a habit or an action or event that happened repeatedly or customarily; als refers to a specific action or event that happened once, over a particular time period or at a particular point in time in the past.

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46
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weak verbs

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= -(e)te-

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47
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irregular weak verbs

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= stem-vowel change + -te-

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48
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strong verbs

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= stem-vowel change

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49
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nachdem

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The past perfect tense is often used in the clause with nachdem. The simple past tense is then used in the concluding (main) clause.

50
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Nachdem Jens seine erste Zigarette geraucht hatte, wurde ihm schlecht.

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After Jens had smoked his first cigarrette, he got sick

51
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Past Perfect Tense

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= hatte/war + past participle

52
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sein

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ich
 war gewesen
du
 warst gewesen
er
 war gewesen
wir
 waren gewesen
ihr
 wart gewesen
sie; Sie
 waren gewesen
53
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conjunction als

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word order
als…verb, subject, object
Als ich Jahre alt war, bin ich zum ersten Mal allein verreist.
When I was 12 years old, I traveled alone for the first time

54
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Ich wusste nicht, dass du keine Erdbeeren magst.

A

I didn’t know that you don’t like strawberries.

55
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Wenn man auf diesen Knopf drückt, öffnet sich die Tür.

A

If you press this button, the door will open.

56
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Wenn Herr Wagner nach Hause kam, freuten sich die Kinder.

A

When(ever) Mr. Wagner came home, the children were happy.

57
Q

Wenn ich in Frankfurt ankomme, rufe ich dich an.

A

When I arrive in Frankfurt, I’ll call you.

58
Q

Ich weiß nicht, wann der Zug kommt.

A

I don’t know when the train is coming.

59
Q

machen

A 
Simple Past
machte
maxhtest
machte
machten
machtet
machtem
60
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bringen

A

brachte, hat gebracht

to bring

61
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denken

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dachte, hat gedacht

to think

62
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kennen

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kannte, hat gekannt

to know, be acquainted with

63
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wissen

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wusste, hat gewusst

to know as a fact

64
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bleiben

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blieb

to stay

65
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essen

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aß

to eat

66
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fahren

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fuhr

to drive

67
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fliegen

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flog

to fly

68
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geben

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gab

to give

69
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gehen

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ging

to go

70
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lesen

A

las

to read

71
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nehmen

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nahm

to take

72
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rufen

A

rief

to call

73
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schlafen

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schlief

to sleep

74
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schreiben

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schrieb

to write

75
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sehen

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sah

to see

76
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sprechen

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sprach

to speak

77
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stehen

A

stand

to stand

78
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tragen

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trug

to carry

79
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waschen

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wusch

to wash

80
Q

Der Bus fuhr um sieben Uhr ab.

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The bus left at seven o’clock.

81
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nachdem

A

after

82
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Nachdem ich die Schule beendet hatte, machte ich eine Lehre.

A

After I finished school, I learned a trade.

A dependent clause introduced by nachdem usually precedes the main clause. This results in the pattern “verb, verb.”

83
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Ich hatte schon bezahlt und wir konnten gehen.

A

I had already paid, and we could go.

84
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Als wir ankamen, waren sie schon weggegangen.

A

When we arrived, they had already left.

85
Q

Woher?

A

aus Innsbruck

86
Q

Wohin?

A

nach Frankreich, in die Alpen

87
Q

Wo?

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bei einer Gastfamilie

88
Q

Was?

A

Bücher kaufen; Verwandte besuchen

89
Q

Wann?

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in drei Monaten, in zwei Wochen

90
Q

Eine Wohnung in Regensburg ist teuer, aber eine Wohnung in München ist noch teurer.

A

An apartment in Regensburg is expensive, but an apartment in Munich is even more expensive.

91
Q

Gestern was es dunkel, aber heute ist es dunkler.

A

Yesterday was dark, but today is darker.

92
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Ernst ist mit seinem Hund spazieren gegangen.

A

Ernst went for a walk with his dog.

93
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Was ist passiert?

A

What happened?

94
Q

rufen

A

hat gerufen

to shout, call

95
Q

reisen

A

ist gereist

to travel

96
Q

arbeiten

A

hat gearbeitet

to work

97
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gehen

A

ist gegangen

to walk

98
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werfen

A

hat geworfen

to throw

99
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laufen

A

ist gelaufen

to run

100
Q

dürfen

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hat gedurft

to be allowed to

101
Q

können

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hat gekonnt

to be able to

102
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müssen

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hat gemusst

to have to

103
Q

rennen

A

ist gerannt

to run

104
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wissen

A 
hat gewusst
to know (as a fact)
105
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passieren

A

ist passiert

to happen

106
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verlieren

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hat verloren

to lose

107
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entdecken

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hat entdeckt

to discover

108
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erzählen

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hat erzählt

to tell

109
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versprechen

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hat versprochen

to promise

110
Q

anfangen

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hat angefangen

to begin

111
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aufstehen

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ist aufgestanden

to get up

112
Q

verzeihung

A

excuse me

113
Q

Jutta geht mit ihrem neuen Freund spazieren.

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Jutta is going for a walk with her new friend.

114
Q

Jens gießt seiner kranken Tante die Blumen.

A

Jens is watering the flowers for his sick aunt.

115
Q

Ich spreche nicht mehr mit diesen unhöflichen Menschen.

A

I’m not talking with these impolite people any more.

116
Q

wahrscheinlich

A

probably

117
Q

Ich weiß nicht, ob ich einmal heiraten werde.

A

I don’t know if I’m ever going to get married.

118
Q

Frau Gretter war sehr begabt.

A

Mrs. Gretter was very talented.

119
Q

In der Schule wusste sie immer alles.

A

In school she always knew everything.

120
Q

Helga und Sigrid durften mit sechs Jahren noch nicht fernsehen.

A

When they were six, Helga and Sigrid weren’t allowed to watch TV.

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