DAS PERFEKT MIT SEIN

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DAS PERFEKT MIT SEIN

• The Perfect Tense using sein and not haben as
  an Auxiliary verb

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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.

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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

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Common Verbs of Movement taking sein

• fahren - to travel
• gehen - to go
• bleiben - to stay / remain
• fliegen - to fly
• kommen - to come
• laufen - to run
• schwimmen - to swim

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Change of state verbs with sein

• sterben - to die
• verschwinden - to disappear
• werden - to become

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Other common verbs taking sein

• sein - to be

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How do I know if a verb takes sein ?

• Look up to jump in the Malvern Guide
  Dictionary.
• What information is given?

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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?

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PAST PARTICIPLE of springen

• gesprungen - jumped
• The indicates that the verb takes sein as an
  Auxiliary Verb.

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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

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Verbs taking sein in the Perfect Tense

• Infinitive Perfect Meaning
• bersten geborsten to burst
• bleiben geblieben to stay
• fahren gefahren to travel
• fallen gefallen to fall
• fliegen geflogen to fly
• gehen gegangen to go

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Verbs taking sein in the Perfect Tense

• Infinitive Perfect Meaning
• gelingen gelungen to succeed
• geschehen geschehen to happen
• kommen gekommen to come
• laufen gelaufen to run
• reiten geritten to ride
• schleichen geschlichen to creep

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Verbs taking sein in the Perfect Tense

• Infinitive Perfect Meaning
• schwimmen geschwommen to swim
• sein gewesen to be
• sinken gesunken to sink
• springen gesprungen to jump
• sterben gestorben to die
• steigen gestiegen to climb

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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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