The imperfect tense (AQA GCSE German): Quizzes
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What is the imperfect tense particularly useful for?
What is the imperfect tense particularly useful for?
Narrating past events & describing
How do you form the imperfect with regular verbs?
How do you form the imperfect with regular verbs?
Remove -en, add -te endings
What is the correct imperfect ending for 'ich' with regular verbs?
What is the correct imperfect ending for 'ich' with regular verbs?
-te
How do you say 'I had'?
How do you say 'I had'?
ich hatte
How do you say 'we were'?
How do you say 'we were'?
wir waren
What is the imperfect stem of 'fahren' (to drive/travel)?
What is the imperfect stem of 'fahren' (to drive/travel)?
fuhr
What is the imperfect stem of 'schreiben' (to write)?
What is the imperfect stem of 'schreiben' (to write)?
schrieb
What is special about 'es gab' (there was/were)?
What is special about 'es gab' (there was/were)?
Doesn't change for plural items
What is the imperfect form of 'können' (can)?
What is the imperfect form of 'können' (can)?
konnte
What is the imperfect form of 'müssen' (must)?
What is the imperfect form of 'müssen' (must)?
musste
Which verbs are commonly used in imperfect even in spoken language?
Which verbs are commonly used in imperfect even in spoken language?
haben, sein, modal verbs
Where is the imperfect tense more commonly used?
Where is the imperfect tense more commonly used?
In written form