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Use the imperfect tense in German when you want to say…
I did something
Ich machte etwas
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…or…
I have done something
Ich machte etwas
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…or…
I was doing something
Ich machte etwas
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…or…
I used to do something
Ich machte etwas
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Example;
I played tennis.
Ich spielte Tennis.
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…or…
I have played tennis.
Ich spielte Tennis.
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…or…
I was playing tennis.
Ich spielte Tennis.
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…or…
I used to play tennis.
Ich spielte Tennis.
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It is used mainly in writing for...
NARRATIVE, REPORTS
and ACCOUNTS
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The imperfect forms of...
SEIN e.g. ich warand
HABEN e.g. ich hatteare however used more often
than the perfect forms (ich bin gewesen and ich habe gehabt) in
spoken German.
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Which of the following would you use in writing?
Ich habe Hockey gespielt.
Ich spielte Hockey.
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Which of the following would you use in writing?
Ich habe darüber nachgedacht.
Ich dachte darüber nach.
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Would both of these...
1) Ich war in der Stadt.
2) Ich bin in der Stadt gewesen.
…be okay to use when speaking?
YES NO
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Which of the following would be the written version of events?
Aber ich habe Angst gehabt, habe gewartet, bis auch die Putzfrau gegangen ist, und habe mich in die Schule einschließen lassen.
Aber ich hatte Angst, wartete, bis auch die Putzfrau ging, und ließ mich in die Schule einschließen.
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There are...
main factors which affect verbs in the imperfect tense.
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There are...
1) WEAK VERBS
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2) STRONG VERBS
and...
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3) IRREGULAR (sometimes called ‘mixed’) VERBS
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WEAK VERBS
To form the imperfect of weak verbs do this:• get the stem (usually just take the ‘-en’ off the end of the verb e.g. mach(en)• add ‘-t’ e.g.• add these endings e.g.
macht
ich machte
du machtest
er/sie/es machte
wir machten
ihr machtet
sie/Sie machten
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WEAK VERBS
http://www.acampitelli.com/imperfekt_regelmaessiger_verben.htm
Now click on the link to practice the imperfect of weak verbs.
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STRONG VERBS
• STRONG verbs have the POWER to change the VOWEL and sometimes the CONSONANTS in the imperfect tense e.g.
helfen - es half
leiden - sie litt
To get the imperfect of strong verbs remember:
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STRONG VERBS
Strong verbs take the following set of endings on the changed stem:
ich nahm (no ending)
du nahmst
er/sie/es nahm (no ending)
wir nahmen
ihr nahmt
sie/Sie nahmen
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STRONG VERBS
Using your verb tables to help if you need to, practice your strong verb knowledge by clicking on the document below:
BE SURE TO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY
BEFORE YOU START!
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IRREGULAR (or mixed) VERBS
Some irregular STRONG verbs take the weak verb ending in the imperfect tense:
denken - ich dachte
Some irregular WEAK verbs change their vowel and sometimes consonant in the imperfect tense:
bringen - er brachte
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IRREGULAR (or mixed) VERBS
YOU JUST HAVE TO LEARN
THEM AS YOU GO ALONG!!
As this is quite confusing, there is only really one way of getting to know them properly…
(sorry!)
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Using your verb tables to help if you need to, practice your strong verb knowledge by clicking on the document below:
BE SURE TO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY
BEFORE YOU START!
IRREGULAR (or mixed) VERBS
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As you should now be an expert on the imperfect tense, click on the link
to test yourself, this time without your verb tables!
http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/dnutting/germanaustralia/e/quiz-imp.htm
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GUT GEMACHT!!!!!
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