Perfekt - Foundation

Perfekt
- A foundation

Without knowing these terms and rules, it is harder to learn the full grammar of Perfekt.

Why?

This mini-lesson is to help you understand the basic vocabulary and rules to use the Perfekt tense.

​What?

Mini-lesson

Perfekt looks like this in English:
I have driven my car.
I have visited my sister.
We have gone fishing.
She has eaten my hamburger.
You have done your homework.
He has seen the movie.
They have played the game.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is how Perfekt looks in English?

• I played soccer.

• We chase the rabbit.

• I did my homework.

• She has learnt German.

There are 2 verbs in Perfekt.

The past participle is the action verb. It shows what the person is doing. It is in the past tense and goes at the end of the sentence.

Past Participle

The auxilliary verb is the helping verb. It doesn't tell you the action but it helps show the tense.
The auxiliary verb in Perfekt is either 'haben' or 'sein'.
It goes in the second position.

​Auxilliary verb

Multiple Choice

How many verbs are in Perfekt?

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 3

Categorize

Options (6)

the helper verb

goes 2nd in the sentence

the action verb

goes at the end of the sentence

is either haben or sein

in the past tense

Organize these options into the right categories

Auxilliary Verb

Past Participle

Hotspot

Select the auxilliary verb.

how to say auxilliary: awg·zi·luh·ree

how to say participle: paa·tih·suh·pl

Hotspot

Select the past participle.

Hotspot

Select the auxilliary verb.

Hotspot

Select the past participle.