die Vergangenheit!
Deutsch 1
Name:_______________________________
Deutsch I
Kapitel 11A
Name____________________________________
Datum__________________
Stunde________
For the remainder of our time together, we will be focusing on the conversational past
tense to prepare for German 2. The following information is VERY IMPORTANT, and is
on the final.
A. The conversational past tense
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It is mainly used in conversation.
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It is also called the present perfect (das Perfect).
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There is another past tense that we learn in German II.
B. How to form it
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The present perfect has 2 parts:
- a _________________ __________
- and a past participle
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The helping verb is either a form of ____________ or __________.
C. The past tense in English and German.
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In English: I have learned German.
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In German: Ich habe Deutsch gelernt.
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The helping verbs are: __________ and __________.
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The past participles are: ____________ and ____________.
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The main difference about the German past tense is that the past participle goes
___________________________________________________.
D. Past Participles of Regular Verbs
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To form a past participle:
-take an infinitive and drop off the ____ or _______.
-This is called the __________.
-To the front of the stem, add ______.
-To the end of the stem, add
.
E. Some regular verbs, their helping verbs and past participles:
Verb
Meaning
brauchen
dauern
decken
holen
hören
kaufen
kosten
lernen
machen
mähen
regnen
reisen
schneien
spielen
spülen
üben
wandern
warten
wohnen
F. Forms of HABEN and SEIN
haben
ich
du
er/sie
wir
ihr
Sie/sie
sein
Past Tense
G. Complete the sentences using the correct present perfect forms of the verbs in
parentheses.
1. Wir __________________ eine Reise nach Berlin __________________ . (machen)
2. Es __________________ nicht __________________. (regnen)
3. Das Essen __________________ sehr gut __________________ .(schmecken)
4. Wir __________________ jeden Tag __________________ .(wandern)
5. Wo __________________ du deinen Computer __________________ ? (kaufen)
6. __________________ ihr das Geschirr __________________ ? (spülen)
7. Es __________________ dieses Jahr viel __________________. (schneien)
8. Sie(she) __________________ den Rasen __________________ . (mähen)
9. __________________ du die neuen Vokabeln __________________ ? (lernen)
10. Ich __________________ nach Liechtenstein __________________. (reisen)
H. Translate the sentences into German.
1. I needed the book.
2. You set the table.
3. The film lasted 2 hours.
4. He got money.
5. She bought shoes.
6. We traveled to Austria.
7. You all played basketball.
8. They hiked yesterday.
I. Some irregular verbs, their helping verbs and past participles:
Unfortunately these needs to be memorized, but there are some patterns!
Verb
beginnen
bekommen
bleiben
bringen
einladen
essen
fahren
finden
fliegen
geben
gefallen
gehen
haben
helfen
kennen
kommen
lessen
nehmen
schreiben
schwimmen
sehen
sein
singen
sprechen
tragen
trinken
Meaning
Past Tense
Write a sentence for each of the days. What will they be doing? You will have
one sentence in the past tense, one in the present, and one sentence in the
future.
yesterday
gestern (past tense):
heute (present tense):
morgen (future tense):
today
tomorrow
Übersetzen Wir! YAY!
This is a mix of regular and irregular verbs.
1. Yesterday I bought a book.
6. Katrin came to the department store with me.
2. Elke saw her uncle in München.
7. Felix hiked and ate.
3. I mowed the lawn, and then I did my homework.
8. Hartmut learned German and spoke no English!
4. My grandparents lived in London for 2 years.
9. Walter got a German book.
5. I went to school.
10. When did the concert start?