Pluperfect tense Flashcards

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What is the pluperfect tense?

A

The pluperfect talks about what had happened, usually single actions.

They had already left

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Translate to German

They had already left

A

Sie waren schon weggefahren

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How do you form the pluperfect in German?

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sein or haben conjugated in the imperfect tense plus past participle

Sie waren schon weggefahren

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Conjugate in the imperfect tense

haben (to have)

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  • ich hatte
  • du hattest
  • er hatte
  • wir hatten
  • ihr hattet
  • sie hatten
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Conjugate in the pluperfect tense

machen (to do)

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  • ich hatte gemacht
  • du hattest gemacht
  • er hatte gemacht
  • wir hatten gemacht
  • ihr hattet gemacht
  • sie/Sie hatten gemacht
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Translate to German

She hadn’t remembered it

A

Sie hatte sich nicht daran erinnert

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Q

Translate to German

They had already read these books

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Diese Bücher hatten sie schon gelesen

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Translate to German

I had wanted the latest iPad model for my birthday

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Ich hatte mir das neueste iPad-Modell zum Geburtstag gewünscht

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Conjugate in the imperfect tense

sein (to be)

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  • ich war
  • du warst
  • er war
  • wir waren,
  • ihr wart
  • sie waren
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Which verbs use sein as auxiliary?

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Verbs which take no direct object and mainly talk about movement use sein

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Conjugate in the pluperfect

gehen (to go)

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  • ich war gegangen
  • du warst gegangen
  • er war gegangen
  • wir waren gegangen
  • ihr wart gegangen
  • sie/Sie sie waren gegangen
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Translate to German

She had arrived very late

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Sie war sehr spät angekommen

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