Perfekt Notizen

Perfekt = spoken past tense

The Perfekt is used to talk about the past. It is comprised of two elements:

Helping Verb

haben
sein - used if the verb implies motion from one place to another

Participle (Partizip)

The past tense form of the action verb.

ge + stem + t

Exceptions

Verbs ending with -ieren
Verbs with inseparable prefixes

Do NOT ad ge- at the beginning
DO add -t at the end

repariert = repaired
besucht = visited

Writing Sentences

Subject + helping verb (haben or sein) + participle

Wir haben Deutsch gelernt.
Er hat Baseball gespielt.
Ich bin nach Schottland gereist.

Writing Sentences

Remember you must conjugate the helping verb and put the participle at the end of the sentence.
haben - most verbs
sein - verbs that imply motion from one location to another

Ich bin nach Italien gereist. Ich habe Pizza gegessen.