Grammar πŸ₯° Flashcards

1
Q

What are past participle verbs in english

A

-ed verbs

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2
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How do you form the past participle for regular verbs

A

Take the infinitive
Take away the -en
Insert the prefix ge- and suffix -t

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3
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Where in the sentence would you find the past participle

A

The end of the sentence

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4
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What is the perfect tense in english

A

The main tense used when talking in the past

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5
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How do you form the perfect tense

A

Auxiliary verb in present tense at the beginning
+ a past participle at the end

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6
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Do most german verbs take haben or sein

A

Haben ( only a small group use sein and they all involve movement)

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7
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How do you form the past participle for irregular verbs (sein)

A

Take the infinitive
Remove the -en
Add the prefix ge- and add the suffix -en

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8
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Present tense of haben

A

Ich habe - i have
Du hast - you have
Er/sie hat - he/ she has
Wir haben - we have
Ihr habt - you all have
sie haben - they have
Sie haben- you formal have

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9
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Present tense of sein

A

Ich bin - i am
Du bist - you are
Sie/er ist - he / she is
Wir sind - we are
Ihr seid - you lot are
sie sind - they are
Sie sind - you formal are

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10
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Word order

A

Time
Manner
Place

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11
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Explain inversion with the perfect tense

A

Invert the auxilliary verb and the noun the rest of the sentence stays the same
Eg letzes jahr, HABEN WIR auf einem campingplatz gewohnt

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12
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Sehen conjugation

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Ich sehe- i see / watch
Du siehst - you see
Er sieht - he sees
Wir sehen - we see
Ihr seht - you lot see
sie sehen - they see
Sie sehen - you foramal see

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13
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Word order for denn

A

English word order
Ich lese lieber blogs, denn sie sind interressant
I prefer to read blogs because they are interresting

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14
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Word worder for weil

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Sends the verb to the end
Ich lese lieber blogs, weil sie lustig sind
I prefer blogs because they are funny

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15
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Word order for da

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Sends verb to the end of the sentence
Ich lese lieber blogs, da sie langweilig sind
I prefer blogs because they are boring

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16
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Lesen conjugation

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Ich lese = i read
Du liest = you read
Er / sie liest= he / she reads
Wir lesen = we read
Ihr lest= you lot read
sie lesen= they read
Sie lesen= you formal read

17
Q

How are model verbs used in a sentence

A

The model verbis conjugated and the second element in the sentence after ich,sie eg and the verb is placed at the end of the sentence unconjugated

Ich darf nur am wochenende computerspiele spielen
I am only allowed to play computer games at the weekend

18
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Essen conjugation

A

Ich esse - i eat
Du isst- you eat
Sie/er isst - she / he eats
Wir essen
Ihr esst
sie essen
Sie essen

19
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Nehme conjugation

A

Ich nehme = i take
Du nimmst= you take
Er/sie nimmst= he/she takes
Wir nehmen
Ihr nehmt
sie nehmen
Sir nehmen

20
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Past tense of gehen

A

Ich ging - i went
Du gingst - you went
Er/ sie ging - he/ she went

21
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What are seperable verbs

A

Verbs that have a prefix before the infinitive

22
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Whats special about seperable verbs

A

In the present tense the prefix breaks of from the main verb and oes at the end of the sentence
Eg ich sehe am abend fern
I watch tv in the eveing

23
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Aukommen

A

To arrive

24
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Aufwachen

A

To wake up

25
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AufraΓΌmen

A

To tidy up

26
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Zumachen

A

To close

27
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Aufmachen

A

To open

28
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Abfahren

A

To depart

29
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Anrufen

A

To call

30
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Einsteigen

A

To get out of

31
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Ausgehen

A

To go out

32
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How to form simple past tense (inperfect) in german

A

kaufen – to buy
1.. Take the stem of the verb (the infinitive without the β€˜en’ ending)
kauf

  1. Add the following endings:

ich kaufte wir kauften
du kauftest Sie kauften
er/sie/es/man kaufte sie kauften
ihr kauftet