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Perfect tense

A2

The perfect tense is the past form you need most in conversation: Ich habe gegessen., Ich bin gefahren.. You learn when to use haben or sein and how the past participle goes to the end of the sentence.

  • Present perfect with 'haben'
  • Present perfect with 'sein'
  • Verb bracket in the present perfect

Exercises

Grammar in context

Read these texts to consolidate what you learned. They fit this grammar lesson especially well.