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Present Perfect Tense in German

Present Perfect Tense in German. In order to form the present perfect in German, you will need to use a helping verb ( Hilfsverb ) and a past participle ( Partizip II). These components are also used to form the present perfect in English but the placement in different.

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Present Perfect Tense in German

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  1. Present Perfect Tense in German In order to form the present perfect in German, you will need to use a helping verb (Hilfsverb) and a past participle (Partizip II). These components are also used to form the present perfect in English but the placement in different. Look at this sentence in English. Past Participle I have played Soccer. Helping Verb

  2. Present Perfect Tense in German Compare the English Example with it’s German Counterpart. Past Participle I have played Soccer. Helping Verb Partizip II IchhabeFussballgespielt. In German the Past Participle is placed at the end of the sentence. Hilfsverb

  3. Present Perfect Tense in German Forming the past participle of a German Verb can be complicated. But let’s review some rules for doing so for Regular Verbs. (It is best to memorize the past participle for Irregular verbs) Spielen – to play 1st – remove the en from the infinitive form of the verb – this gives you the stem of the verb. spiel 2nd – add a ge to the front of the stem gespiel 3rd – add a t to the end of the stem The great majority of regular verbs follow this pattern gespielt

  4. Present Perfect Tense in German If the verb ends in ieren…then you must form the past participle differently. studieren – to study 1st – remove the en from the infinitive form of the verb – this gives you the stem of the verb. studier 2nd – you do not add a ge to the front but you do add a t to the stem. studiert

  5. Present Perfect Tense in German If the verb contains a separable prefix, such as an, auf, zu, mit, aus, bei, hin, nach, vor, zurück, fort or ein, then you must form the past participle differently as well. aufmachen 1st – remove the en from the infinitive form of the verb – this gives you the stem of the verb. aufmach 2nd – then add a t on the end of the stem aufmacht 3rd – place the ge between the prefix and the rest of the verb. aufgemacht

  6. Present Perfect Tense in German If the verb contains an inseparable prefix, such as be, ent, er, ver, zer or emp, then you must form the past participle differently as well. bezahlen – to pay 1st – remove the en from the infinitive form of the verb – this gives you the stem of the verb. bezahl 2nd – then add a t on the end of the stem. You do not add a ge. bezahlt

  7. Present Perfect Tense in German If the verb ends in nen, ten or den, then you must also form the past participle differently. arbeiten – to work 1st – remove the en from the infinitive form of the verb – this gives you the stem of the verb. arbeit 2nd – then add an et to the end of the stem. arbeitet 2nd – then add a ge to the front of the stem. gearbeitet

  8. Present Perfect Tense in German Sometimes verbs may contain a combination of these rules. mitarbeiten – to work with mitgearbeitet entwerten – to take away value entwertet

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