Present Perfect Tense

Question 1

What kind of a past tense is the present perfect? What are the two diving board verbs?

Answer 1

Compound past tense

Diving Boards = haben + sein

Question 2

How do you know when to use haben and sein?

Answer 2

Use haben in all cases other than

1. Verbs expressing movement from one place to another (e.g. fahren)
2. Verbs expressing change of state (e.g. einschlafen)
3. Sein, bleiben, passieren, werden

Question 3

What are the four kinds of verb that can be translated into the past participle?

Answer 3

Weak verbs = ge + verb stem + t
Strong Verbs = ge + verb stem + en
Mixed verbs = ge + verb stem + t