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Recognise common participle patterns

Separable prefixes keep the ge inside

For many separable verbs, ge goes between the prefix and the main part: → , → , → . The participle stays together at the end of the sentence: .

Some verbs have no ge

Verbs ending in -ieren make their participle with t and no ge: → , → . Verbs with inseparable prefixes such as be or ver also have no ge: → , → , → . The last example is irregular.

Useful patternsTap a word to hear itTap a word to hear it
Pattern	Learn the whole past form
Regular separable
Irregular separable
Ends in -ieren
Inseparable prefix

Keep the helper as part of the verb

The participle’s spelling does not choose its helper for you. Compare with . Learn useful complete pairs. For an unfamiliar past word, ask instead of guessing only from its prefix.

Practice 1/5 · Finding words

Notice the useful forms

Tap the marked grammar forms.

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The concert began.
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Katrin took photographs.
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I visited Greta.

Practice 2/5 · The right form

Choose the useful complete participle

Choose the right word for the gap.

Greta hat den Laden .
Greta opened the shop.
Mikesch hat das Licht .
Mikesch switched off the lights.
Das Konzert hat .
The concert began.
Das Licht ist .
The lights went out.
Katrin hat .
Katrin took photographs.
Wir haben .
We talked on the phone.
Ich habe Hilde .
I visited Hilde.
Thomas hat .
Thomas paid.
Jonas hat das Mundstück .
Jonas lost the mouthpiece.

Practice 3/5 · Fill the gaps

Complete the conversation

Fill the gaps with the words from the box.

Greta hat den Laden . Mikesch hat das Licht .
Greta opened the shop. Mikesch switched off the lights.
Das Konzert hat . Dann ist das Licht .
The concert began. Then the lights went out.
Katrin hat . Wir haben .
Katrin took photographs. We talked on the phone.
Ich habe Hilde . Thomas hat .
I visited Hilde. Thomas paid.
Jonas hat sein Mundstück .
Jonas lost his mouthpiece.