“haben” and “sein” in the Past Tense (Präteritum Guide) - A2/B1 German Grammar

The video tutorial explains the use of past tenses in German, focusing on Preteritum and Perfect. It highlights the common usage of Preteritum in spoken German and provides resources for learning. The tutorial covers the conjugation of 'haben' and 'sein' in Preteritum, the subjunctive mood in English and German, and advanced verb conjugations like Pluskvamperfect and Conjunctive II. Viewers are encouraged to download a free PDF with German learning resources and a goal-setting template.

Which tense is typically used in spoken German, despite the traditional rules?

• Present

• Future

• Perfect

• Preteritum

What additional resource is offered for free on germanwithantrim.com?

• A German dictionary

• A video tutorial

• A grammar book

• A PDF with German learning resources

What is the Preteritum form of 'haben' for 'ich'?

• Haben

• Hast

• Hatte

• Hatten

In the Preteritum tense, how would you say 'I was' in German?

• Ich bin

• Ich war

• Ich habe

• Ich werde

What is the English equivalent of the German Konjunktiv II?

• Past tense

• Future tense

• Subjunctive mood

• Present tense

What does the Plusquamperfekt tense describe?

• Hypothetical events

• Past events before another past event

• Present events

• Future events

How do you form the Konjunktiv II version of 'haben'?

• Add an umlaut and an 'e' for 'du' and 'ihr' forms

• Add a prefix

• Use the same form as the present tense

• Change the verb ending to '-en'