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Year 10

Year 10. When to use it. most German-speaking regions consider the imperfect predominantly a written tense describes past events that are interrelated within a time frame that is separate from the present.

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Year 10

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  1. Year 10

  2. When to use it • most German-speaking regions consider the imperfect predominantly a written tense • describes past events that are interrelated within a time frame that is separate from the present. • The imperfect tense is the main past tense used when writing a book or a newspaper; it is very rare to find the perfect tense.

  3. te suffix -te is the simple past tense marker for all regular weak verbs and then the normal endings

  4. How is it formed? • Weak Verbs? How do we know? • zB. • Leben = lebte • Antworten = antwortete • Arbeiten = arbeitete • Brauchen = brauchte • machen =machte

  5. machen • Ichmachte • Du machtest • Er,sie,esmachte • Wirmachten • Ihrmachtet • Sie/siemachten

  6. ge ge ge ge ge participles - present and past perfect tenses Irregular Weak Verbs e e e e e bracht dacht kannt nannt wußt bringen denken kennen nennen wissen simple past

  7. Strong Verbs Strong verb stems cannot always be predicted. They must be each be learned on an individual basis. Strong verbs are among the oldest and most commonly used verbs. Most verbs that are strong in German are also strong in English. I came, I saw, .. sang, ..sat, ..ate, ..drank... Ichkam, ichsah sang saßaßtrank...

  8. Geben • Ich gab • Du gabst • Er,sie,es gab • Wirgaben • Ihrgabt • Sie/siegaben

  9. simple past of waren waren waren waren sein ich du er/sie/es Sie wir ihr sie Sie war warst wart war

  10. simple past of hatten hatten hatten hatten haben ich du er/sie/es Sie wir ihr sie Sie hatte hattest hattet hatte

  11. Your turn: weak verbs • I did my homework (machen) • I learnt German (lernen) • You got your book from your locker (holen) • He bought you a cake (kaufen) • We did not believe the teacher (glauben) • I lived in South Yarra (wohnen) IchmachtemeineHausaufgaben Ichlernte Deutsch Du holtestdeinBuchvomSchulschrank Erkaufte dir einenKuchen Wirglaubten die Lehrerinnicht Ichwohnte in South Yarra

  12. Your turn: strong verbs • We went shopping for a present (gehen) • Your (formal) came together in the same car (kommen) • I ate the banana (essen) • You saw the movie on Monday (sehen) • She sat down (sitzen) • I drank the beer the fastest (trinken) WirgingenEinkaufenfüreinGeschenk Siekamenzusammen in gleichem Auto IchaßeineBanane Du sahst am Montagdas Film Siesaßrunter Ichtrankeinen Bier am Schnellsten

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