DAS PERFEKT MIT SEIN

The Perfect Tense using “sein” and not “haben” as an Auxiliary

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Verbs using “sein” in the Perfect Tense

• Verbs of MOVEMENT or indicating CHANGES OF STATE use “sein” rather than “haben” as their AUXILIARY VERB in the Perfect Tense.

The Auxiliary Verb “sein”

• ich bin• du bist• er ist• sie ist• es ist• wir sind• ihr seid• sie sind• Sie sind

• I am• You (fam.,sing.) are• He is• She is• It is• We are• You (fam.pl.) are• They are • You (polite) are

Common Verbs of Movement taking “sein”

• fahren - to travel

• gehen - to go

• bleiben - to stay / remain

• fliegen - to fly

• kommen - to come

• laufen - to run

• schwimmen - to swim

Change of state verbs with “sein”

• sterben - to die

• verschwinden - to disappear

• werden - to become

Other common verbs taking “sein”

• sein - to be

How do I know if a verb takes “sein” ?

• Look up “to jump” in the Malvern Guide Dictionary.

• What information is given?

“to jump”

• jump - springen* v irreg• The * means that the verb “to jump” takes

sein in the Perfect Tense.• v. irreg. means that it is an Irregular or

Strong Verb. To find its Past Participle you will have to look it up in the Verb Tables at the back of the Malvern Guide Dictionary.

• What is its PAST PARTICIPLE?

PAST PARTICIPLE of ‘springen’

• gesprungen * - jumped

• The * indicates that the verb takes ‘sein” as an Auxiliary Verb.

List of the Verbs taking ‘sein”

• Use the verb tables on P. 210-215 of Malvern Guide Dictionary.

• Complete the list of all the verbs that take “sein” as an Auxiliary, by filling in the Perfect and Meaning columns.

Infinitive Perfect Meaning

• bersten geborsten to burst

Verbs taking “sein” in the Perfect Tense

Infinitive Perfect Meaning

• bersten geborsten* to burst

• bleiben geblieben* to stay

• fahren gefahren* to travel

• fallen gefallen* to fall

• fliegen geflogen* to fly

• gehen gegangen* to go

Verbs taking “sein” in the Perfect Tense

Infinitive Perfect Meaning

• gelingen gelungen to succeed

• geschehen geschehen to happen

• kommen gekommen to come

• laufen gelaufen to run

• reiten geritten to ride

• schleichen geschlichen to creep

Verbs taking “sein” in the Perfect Tense

Infinitive Perfect Meaning

• schwimmen geschwommen to swim

• sein gewesen to be

• sinken gesunken to sink

• springen gesprungen to jump

• sterben gestorben to die

• steigen gestiegen to climb

Verbs taking “sein” in the Perfect Tense

Infinitive Perfect Meaning

• stossen gestossen to bump

• treten getreten to step

• verschwinden verschwunden to disappear

• wachsen gewachsen to grow

• werden geworden to become

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