Past - Perfect (Junior Cert German): Flashcards

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Past - Perfect
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Perfect tense describes

Completed actions in the past

Perfect tense formula

Auxiliary verb + past participle

Two auxiliary verbs in Perfect tense

haben and sein

When to use sein as auxiliary

Movement/change of position or change of condition

When to use haben as auxiliary

Most verbs (transitive, weak verbs)

Weak verb past participle pattern

ge- + stem + -t

Strong verb past participle pattern

ge- + (changed) stem + -en

Mixed verbs combine

ge- + -t (weak) but stem changes (strong)

Verbs ending in -ieren past participle

Only add -t (no ge-)

Inseparable verbs past participle

No ge- added

Separable verbs: where does ge- go?

Between prefix and stem

Past participle position in sentence

Always at the end

Strong verb past participle ending

-en

Past participle of machen

gemacht

Auxiliary verb for gehen

sein

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