DAS PERFEKT MIT SEIN
The Perfect Tense using “sein”
and not “haben” as an Auxiliary
verb
Verbs using “sein” in the Perfect
Tense
• Verbs of MOVEMENT or indicating
CHANGES OF STATE use “sein” rather
than “haben” as their AUXILIARY VERB in
the Perfect Tense.
The Auxiliary Verb “sein”
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ich bin
du bist
er ist
sie ist
es ist
wir sind
ihr seid
sie sind
Sie sind
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I am
You (fam.,sing.) are
He is
She is
It is
We are
You (fam.pl.) are
They are
You (polite) are
Common Verbs of Movement
taking “sein”
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fahren
gehen
bleiben
fliegen
kommen
laufen
schwimmen
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to travel
to go
to stay / remain
to fly
to come
to run
to swim
Change of state verbs with “sein”
• sterben
• verschwinden
• werden
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to die
to disappear
to become
Other common verbs taking “sein”
• sein
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to be
How do I know if a verb takes
“sein” ?
• Look up “to jump” in the Malvern Guide
Dictionary.
• What information is given?
“to jump”
• jump
springen* v irreg
• The * means that the verb “to jump” takes
sein in the Perfect Tense.
• v. irreg. means that it is an Irregular or
Strong Verb. To find its Past Participle you
will have to look it up in the Verb Tables at
the back of the Malvern Guide Dictionary.
• What is its PAST PARTICIPLE?
PAST PARTICIPLE of ‘springen’
• gesprungen *
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jumped
• The * indicates that the verb takes ‘sein”
as an Auxiliary Verb.
List of the Verbs taking ‘sein”
• Use the verb tables on P. 210-215 of
Malvern Guide Dictionary.
• Complete the list of all the verbs that take
“sein” as an Auxiliary, by filling in the
Perfect and Meaning columns.
Infinitive
Perfect
Meaning
• bersten
geborsten
to burst
Verbs taking “sein” in the Perfect
Tense
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Infinitive
bersten
bleiben
fahren
fallen
fliegen
gehen
Perfect
geborsten*
geblieben*
gefahren*
gefallen*
geflogen*
gegangen*
Meaning
to burst
to stay
to travel
to fall
to fly
to go
Verbs taking “sein” in the Perfect
Tense
Infinitive
• gelingen
• geschehen
• kommen
• laufen
• reiten
• schleichen
Perfect
gelungen
geschehen
gekommen
gelaufen
geritten
geschlichen
Meaning
to succeed
to happen
to come
to run
to ride
to creep
Verbs taking “sein” in the Perfect
Tense
Infinitive
• schwimmen
• sein
• sinken
• springen
• sterben
• steigen
Perfect
geschwommen
gewesen
gesunken
gesprungen
gestorben
gestiegen
Meaning
to swim
to be
to sink
to jump
to die
to climb
Verbs taking “sein” in the Perfect
Tense
Infinitive
Perfect
Meaning
• stossen
gestossen
to bump
• treten
getreten
to step
• verschwinden verschwunden to disappear
• wachsen
gewachsen
to grow
• werden
geworden
to become
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