Present Perfect with Regular Verbs - 3 Minuten Deutsch #37 (auf Deutsch)

This video tutorial introduces the perfect tense in German, explaining its usage compared to English. It covers the conjugation of auxiliary verbs 'haben' and 'sein', forming past participles, and provides examples of sentences in the perfect tense. Special rules for writing, including handling separable and inseparable prefixes, are also discussed.

In German, when is the perfect tense typically used?

• For hypothetical actions

• For actions that have already happened

• For future actions

• For actions that are ongoing

Which auxiliary verb is used with verbs of change of place or state in the perfect tense?

• Haben

• Sein

• Werden

• Machen

How do you form the past participle of a regular verb in German?

• Add 'en' at the end of the verb

• Add 't' at the beginning of the verb

• Add 'ge' at the end of the verb

• Add 'ge' at the beginning and 't' at the end of the verb stem

What should you do if a verb has a separable prefix when forming the perfect tense?

• Add 'ge' at the end of the verb

• Use 'haben' as the auxiliary verb

• Ignore the prefix

• Place 'ge' between the prefix and the verb stem

What is the rule for verbs with inseparable prefixes in the perfect tense?

• Do not use 'ge' at all

• Use 'sein' as the auxiliary verb

• Add 'ge' at the beginning

• Add 'ge' at the end