Präteritum mit "haben" & "sein" - Intermediate German with Herr Antrim Lesson #11

The video tutorial explains the use of past tense in German, focusing on the verbs 'have' and 'be'. It covers the differences between the imperfect and perfect tenses, emphasizing their usage in writing and speaking. The tutorial provides conjugation examples for 'have' and 'be' in the past tense, along with practical sentence examples to illustrate their application. The video also touches on the confusion between certain English and German tense forms, offering clarity through examples.

What is another name for the imperfect tense in German?

• The conditional tense

• The first past

• The future tense

• The present tense

Which auxiliary verbs are used in the perfect tense?

• See and look

• Have and be

• Do and make

• Go and come

How is the verb 'have' conjugated in the past tense for 'I'?

• I am having

• I had

• I will have

• I have

Which sentence correctly uses the past tense of 'be'?

• I have been at the mall.

• I will be at the mall.

• I am at the mall.

• I was at the mall.

What is the difference between 'was' and 'were' in English?

• 'Was' is future, 'were' is past

• 'Was' is present, 'were' is past

• 'Was' is conditional, 'were' is subjunctive

• 'Was' is singular, 'were' is plural

Which of the following sentences uses 'have' correctly in the past tense?

• I had a dog.

• I will have a dog.

• I am having a dog.

• I have a dog.

What is a key rule of thumb for using perfect and past tense?

• Perfect for speaking, past for writing

• Past for speaking, perfect for writing

• Perfect for future, past for present

• Past for future, perfect for present