Download Past Perfect Tense

Formation
 You use the past tense form of haben or sein
 Add the past participle of the verb at the end of the
sentence.
 For separable prefix verbs add “Ge” in-between the
prefix and verb
 For verbs with “Be” don’t add a “Ge”
Haben past tense
 Ich-hatte
 The past tense of haben
 Du-hattest
is used for verbs not
describing movement
from point A to point B.
 It is used for transitive
verbs. (verbs that can
take a direct object)
 Ex. Ich hatte einen Film
gesehen.
 Er,es,sie-hatte
 Wir-hatten
 Ihr-hattet
 Sie,sie-hatten
Sein Past Tense
 Ich-war
 The past tense of sein is
 Du-warst
used when the verb
describes a movement
from point A to point B.
 It is used with
intransitive verbs. (Verbs
that do not take a direct
object.)
 Ex. Ich war zu dem Film
gegangen.
 Er,es,sie-war
 Wir-waren
 Ihr-wart
 Sie, sie- waren
Separable prefixes
 For verbs with prefixes like ab, auf, aus, an, vor, ein add
“Ge” in between the prefix and the verb.
 Ex. Wir hatten viele Freunde eingeladen.
Inseparable Prefixes
 For inseparable prefixes verbs do not add “Ge”.
 Ex. Ich hatte einen Brief bekommen.