Past - Preterite (Leaving Cert German): Flashcards
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Preterite in German
Preterite in German
das Präteritum
English equivalent of Preterite
English equivalent of Preterite
simple past
Primary use of Preterite
Primary use of Preterite
written German/formal contexts
Two verb groups in Preterite
Two verb groups in Preterite
weak (regular) & strong/mixed (irregular)
Weak verb Preterite ending: ich
Weak verb Preterite ending: ich
stem + te
Weak verb Preterite ending: du
Weak verb Preterite ending: du
stem + test
Extra 'e' needed for stems ending in
Extra 'e' needed for stems ending in
t, d, chn, dn, fn, gn, tm
Preterite of 'sein'
Preterite of 'sein'
war
Preterite of 'haben'
Preterite of 'haben'
hatte
Preterite of 'gehen'
Preterite of 'gehen'
ging
Preterite of 'werden'
Preterite of 'werden'
wurde
Separable verbs in Preterite
Separable verbs in Preterite
split prefix to end, conjugate main verb normally
Tense for spoken German past
Tense for spoken German past
Perfect tense (not Preterite)