DAS PERFEKT MIT SEIN The Perfect Tense using

DAS PERFEKT MIT SEIN The Perfect Tense using “sein” and not “haben” as an Auxiliary verb

Verbs using “sein” in the Perfect Tense • Verbs of MOVEMENT or indicating CHANGES OF STATE use “sein” rather than “haben” as their AUXILIARY VERB in the Perfect Tense.

The Auxiliary Verb “sein” • • • ich bin du bist er ist sie ist es ist wir sind ihr seid sie sind Sie sind • • • I am You (fam. , sing. ) are He is She is It is We are You (fam. pl. ) are They are You (polite) are

Common Verbs of Movement taking “sein” • • fahren gehen bleiben fliegen kommen laufen schwimmen - to travel to go to stay / remain to fly to come to run to swim

Change of state verbs with “sein” • sterben • verschwinden • werden - to die to disappear to become

Other common verbs taking “sein” • sein - to be

How do I know if a verb takes “sein” ? • Look up “to jump” in the Malvern Guide Dictionary. • What information is given?

“to jump” • jump springen* v irreg • The * means that the verb “to jump” takes sein in the Perfect Tense. • v. irreg. means that it is an Irregular or Strong Verb. To find its Past Participle you will have to look it up in the Verb Tables at the back of the Malvern Guide Dictionary. • What is its PAST PARTICIPLE?

PAST PARTICIPLE of ‘springen’ • gesprungen * - jumped • The * indicates that the verb takes ‘sein” as an Auxiliary Verb.

List of the Verbs taking ‘sein” • Use the verb tables on P. 210 -215 of Malvern Guide Dictionary. • Complete the list of all the verbs that take “sein” as an Auxiliary, by filling in the Perfect and Meaning columns. Infinitive Perfect Meaning • bersten geborsten to burst

Verbs taking “sein” in the Perfect Tense • • • Infinitive bersten bleiben fahren fallen fliegen gehen Perfect geborsten* geblieben* gefahren* gefallen* geflogen* gegangen* Meaning to burst to stay to travel to fall to fly to go

Verbs taking “sein” in the Perfect Tense Infinitive • gelingen • geschehen • kommen • laufen • reiten • schleichen Perfect gelungen geschehen gekommen gelaufen geritten geschlichen Meaning to succeed to happen to come to run to ride to creep

Verbs taking “sein” in the Perfect Tense Infinitive • schwimmen • sein • sinken • springen • sterben • steigen Perfect geschwommen gewesen gesunken gesprungen gestorben gestiegen Meaning to swim to be to sink to jump to die to climb

Verbs taking “sein” in the Perfect Tense Infinitive Perfect Meaning • stossen gestossen to bump • treten getreten to step • verschwinden verschwunden to disappear • wachsen gewachsen to grow • werden geworden to become

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