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How is the perfect tense formed in German for most verbs?

A

For most verbs, the perfect tense is formed by conjugating haben (to have) for the correct person in the present tense and combining with a past participle.

The past participle goes to the end of the sentence.

Er hat mich nichts gefragt

(He asked me nothing)

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Conjugate haben (to have) in the present tense.

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haben

ich habe
du hast
er hat
wir haben
ihr habt
sie; Sie haben_​_

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How are past participles formed for regular verbs?

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Add ‘ge’ to the infinitive, remove the ‘en’ at the end and then add a ‘t’.

kaufen … gekaufen … gekauf … gekauft

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How is the past participle formed for?

machen (to make)

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gemacht

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How is the past participle formed for?

fragen (to ask)

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gefragt

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Irregular verbs do not follow this pattern. What is the past participle for irregular verb schlafen (to sleep)?

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geschlafen

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How is the past participle formed for?

nehmen (to take)

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genommen

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How is the past participle formed for?

essen (to eat)

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gegessen

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How is the past participle formed for?

trinken (to drink)

A

getrunken

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How is the past participle formed for?

geben (to give)

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gegeben

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How is the past participle formed for?

bringen (to bring)

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gebracht

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How is the past participle formed for?

sehen (to see)

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gesehen

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How is the past participle formed for?

singen (to sing)

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gesungen

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How is the past participle formed for?

verstehen (to understand)

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verstanden

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Verbs of movement tend not to use haben to form their perfect tense. Which auxilliary verb is used in these cases?

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Verbs of movement use sein (to be) together with a past participle to form the perfect tense.

Ich bin gegangen (I have gone)

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Conjugate sein in the present tense

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ich bin
du bist
er ist
wir sind
ihr seid
sie; Sie sind

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How is the past participle formed for?

fahren (to drive)

A

gefahren

Ich bin gefahren (I drove)

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How is the past participle formed for?

laufen (to run)

A

gelaufen

du bist gelaufen (You have ran)

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How is the past participle formed for?

kommen (to come)

A

gekommen

wir sind gekommen (we have come)

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