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A2 German Grammar: The Perfect Tense

Form the German conversational past with haben or sein and the past participle.

Explanation

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Perfekt

The perfect tense uses haben or sein plus a past participle. The helper is conjugated in position two, while the participle usually comes at the end.

Ich habe Deutsch gelernt.
Wir sind nach Berlin gefahren.

Most verbs use haben. Verbs of movement or change of state often use sein.

Exercise 1

Complete questions 1–5.

1

Choose the correct sentence.

2

Choose the correct sentence.

3

Complete essen in the perfect tense.

4

Complete machen in the perfect tense.

5

Choose the correct sentence with gehen.

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