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German Homework Help 09-15-2014, 02:33 AM
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Can someone tell me how to write a German sentence in the past tense? I have about five German sentences that I am supposed to be writing in past tense. This is due Tuesday, any help would be appreciated.
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RE: German Homework Help 09-15-2014, 07:06 AM
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Hey VallexKoten.
Which past tense exactly? There are several.
Example:
Ich esse mein Butterbrot in der Bahn. --> Present
Ich aß mein Butterbrot in der Bahn. --> Simple past
Ich habe mein Butterbrot in der Bahn gegessen. --> Present perfect
Ich hatte mein Butterbrot in der Bahn gegessen. --> Plusquamperfect
Simple past is probably the easiest, you just have to apply the past form for the verb. In this case I chose "essen" on purpose, because it is irregular (ich esse, ich aß, ich habe gegessen, ich hatte gegessen).
So what past tense is it and what do you need to know?
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