pluperfect tense Flashcards

1
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How is the pluperfect tense formed in German for most verbs?

A

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

The past participle goes to the end of the sentence.

Er hatte mich nichts gefragt

(He had asked me nothing)

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Conjugate haben (to have) in the imperfect tense.

A

haben

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

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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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4
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How is the past participle formed for?

machen (to make)

A

gemacht

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How is the past participle formed for?

fragen (to ask)

A

gefragt

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How is the past participle formed for?

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

A

geschlafen

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How is the past participle formed for?

nehmen (to take)

A

genommen

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How is the past participle formed for?

essen (to eat)

A

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)

A

gegeben

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How is the past participle formed for?

bringen (to bring)

A

gebracht

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How is the past participle formed for?

sehen (to see)

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gesehen

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13
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How is the past participle formed for?

singen (to sing)

A

gesungen

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How is the past participle formed for?

verstehen (to understand)

A

verstanden

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

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Verbs of movement use sein (to be) conjugated in the imperfect tense together with a past participle to form the pluperfect tense.

Ich bin gegangen (I have gone)

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16
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Conjugate sein in the imperfect tense

A

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

17
Q

How is the past participle formed for?

fahren (to drive)

A

gefahren

Ich war gefahren (I had driven)

18
Q

How is the past participle formed for?

laufen (to run)

A

gelaufen

du warst gelaufen (You had run)

19
Q

How is the past participle formed for?

kommen (to come)

A

gekommen

wir waren gekommen (we had come)