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German Homework Help - ShawnReynolds - 09-15-2014
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.
Thanks,
Shawn Reynolds & Vallex Koten
RE: German Homework Help - Psycho_Coder - 09-15-2014
Well if you have the english sentence then convert that to past tense and then use Google Translate to convert the Past tense english sentence back to German. hahahaha Dirty trick and may not be very accurate but I suppose @Deque can help since she is German as well
RE: German Homework Help - Deque - 09-15-2014
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?
RE: German Homework Help - ShawnReynolds - 09-15-2014
I am not sure, I did not know there was multiple. My German II teacher just wants me write the sentences in past tense, he did not specify a certain one.
(09-15-2014, 06:16 AM)Psycho_Coder Wrote: Well if you have the english sentence then convert that to past tense and then use Google Translate to convert the Past tense english sentence back to German. hahahaha Dirty trick and may not be very accurate but I suppose @Deque can help since she is German as well
No, it is a German sentence. I just have to rewrite it in past tense.
RE: German Homework Help - ShawnReynolds - 09-15-2014
I am not sure, I did not know there was multiple. My German II teacher just wants me write the sentences in past tense, he did not specify a certain one.
(09-15-2014, 06:16 AM)Psycho_Coder Wrote: Well if you have the english sentence then convert that to past tense and then use Google Translate to convert the Past tense english sentence back to German. hahahaha Dirty trick and may not be very accurate but I suppose @Deque can help since she is German as well
No, it is a German sentence. I just have to rewrite it in past tense.
RE: German Homework Help - ShawnReynolds - 09-15-2014
I am not sure, I did not know there was multiple. My German II teacher just wants me write the sentences in past tense, he did not specify a certain one.
(09-15-2014, 06:16 AM)Psycho_Coder Wrote: Well if you have the english sentence then convert that to past tense and then use Google Translate to convert the Past tense english sentence back to German. hahahaha Dirty trick and may not be very accurate but I suppose @Deque can help since she is German as well
No, it is a German sentence. I just have to rewrite it in past tense.
RE: German Homework Help - Psycho_Coder - 09-16-2014
(09-15-2014, 08:06 PM)ShawnReynolds Wrote: I am not sure, I did not know there was multiple. My German II teacher just wants me write the sentences in past tense, he did not specify a certain one.
(09-15-2014, 06:16 AM)Psycho_Coder Wrote: Well if you have the english sentence then convert that to past tense and then use Google Translate to convert the Past tense english sentence back to German. hahahaha Dirty trick and may not be very accurate but I suppose @Deque can help since she is German as well
Well in that case change the german language to English and then what I said might have been done
No, it is a German sentence. I just have to rewrite it in past tense.
RE: German Homework Help - Psycho_Coder - 09-16-2014
(09-15-2014, 08:06 PM)ShawnReynolds Wrote: I am not sure, I did not know there was multiple. My German II teacher just wants me write the sentences in past tense, he did not specify a certain one.
(09-15-2014, 06:16 AM)Psycho_Coder Wrote: Well if you have the english sentence then convert that to past tense and then use Google Translate to convert the Past tense english sentence back to German. hahahaha Dirty trick and may not be very accurate but I suppose @Deque can help since she is German as well
Well in that case change the german language to English and then what I said might have been done
No, it is a German sentence. I just have to rewrite it in past tense.
RE: German Homework Help - Psycho_Coder - 09-16-2014
(09-15-2014, 08:06 PM)ShawnReynolds Wrote: I am not sure, I did not know there was multiple. My German II teacher just wants me write the sentences in past tense, he did not specify a certain one.
(09-15-2014, 06:16 AM)Psycho_Coder Wrote: Well if you have the english sentence then convert that to past tense and then use Google Translate to convert the Past tense english sentence back to German. hahahaha Dirty trick and may not be very accurate but I suppose @Deque can help since she is German as well
Well in that case change the german language to English and then what I said might have been done
No, it is a German sentence. I just have to rewrite it in past tense.
RE: German Homework Help - Deque - 09-16-2014
(09-15-2014, 08:06 PM)ShawnReynolds Wrote: I am not sure, I did not know there was multiple. My German II teacher just wants me write the sentences in past tense, he did not specify a certain one.
Then choose one. Simple past is the easiest. Just apply the past form of the verb and you are done.