{"id":133,"date":"2024-01-01T14:48:50","date_gmt":"2024-01-01T14:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nur-deutsch.com\/?p=133"},"modified":"2026-06-08T08:54:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T07:54:15","slug":"die-verbstellung-im-perfekt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nur-deutsch.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/01\/die-verbstellung-im-perfekt\/","title":{"rendered":"Die Verbstellung im Perfekt"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h2 data-path-to-node=\"3\">How to Speak About the Past in German (Das Perfekt)<\/h2>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\">In English, you say: <i data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"21\">&#8220;I have read a book.&#8221;<\/i> The words &#8220;have&#8221; and &#8220;read&#8221; stay together.<\/p>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\">In German, it is different. The two verbs separate. One verb stays in the middle, and the other verb goes to the very end of the sentence.<\/p>\r\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"5\">The Magic Formula: Position 2 and the End<\/h3>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6\">A German sentence in the past tense is like a bracket:<\/p>\r\n<div data-path-to-node=\"7\">\r\n<div class=\"math-block\" data-math=\"\\text{Subject} + \\textbf{Helping Verb (Position 2)} + \\text{Other Words} + \\textbf{Main Verb (The End)}\"><strong>Subject<\/strong> + <strong>Helping Verb (Position 2)<\/strong> + <strong>Other Words<\/strong> + <strong>Main Verb (The End)<\/strong><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<ol start=\"1\" data-path-to-node=\"8\">\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Position 2:<\/b> You put the helping verb here. This is either <b data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"58\">haben<\/b> (to have) or <b data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"77\">sein<\/b> (to be). You must change this verb to match the person (ich, du, er\/sie\/es).<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">The Very End:<\/b> You put the main action verb here. This verb is a <b data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"64\">Partizip II<\/b> (past participle). It usually starts with <b data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"118\">ge-<\/b> (like <i data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"128\">gelesen<\/i>, <i data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"137\">gegangen<\/i>). It never changes!<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"10\">Simple Examples for Beginners<\/h3>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"11\">Look at how the verbs take their places:<\/p>\r\n<table data-path-to-node=\"12\">\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>German Sentence<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>English Translation<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>Helping Verb (Pos. 2)<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>Main Verb (End)<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,1,0,0\">Ich <b data-path-to-node=\"12,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"4\">habe<\/b> ein Buch <b data-path-to-node=\"12,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"18\">gelesen<\/b>.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,1,1,0\">I read a book.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,1,2,0\">habe<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,1,3,0\">gelesen<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,2,0,0\">Wir <b data-path-to-node=\"12,2,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"4\">sind<\/b> ins Kino <b data-path-to-node=\"12,2,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"18\">gegangen<\/b>.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,2,1,0\">We went to the cinema.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,2,2,0\">sind<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,2,3,0\">gegangen<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,3,0,0\">Sie <b data-path-to-node=\"12,3,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"4\">haben<\/b> einen Film <b data-path-to-node=\"12,3,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"21\">gesehen<\/b>.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,3,1,0\">They saw a movie.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,3,2,0\">haben<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,3,3,0\">gesehen<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<blockquote data-path-to-node=\"13\">\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"13,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"13,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">A1 Rule:<\/b> Nothing can go after the main verb at the end. The sentence stops there!<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"15\">Word Checklist for A1<\/h3>\r\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"16\">\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"16,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"16,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">gesehen<\/b> \u2014 seen \/ saw<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"16,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"16,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">gelesen<\/b> \u2014 read<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"16,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"16,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">gegangen<\/b> \u2014 gone \/ went<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"16,3,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"16,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">gesprochen<\/b> \u2014 spoken \/ spoke<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"16,4,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"16,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">gemacht<\/b> \u2014 made \/ did<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"18\">Try it Yourself!<\/h3>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"19\">Can you put the words in the right order?<\/p>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"19\"><i data-path-to-node=\"19\" data-index-in-node=\"42\">Words:<\/i> ich \/ ein Bier \/ habe \/ getrunken (I drank a beer)<\/p>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"20\"><i data-path-to-node=\"20\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Answer:<\/i> Ich <b data-path-to-node=\"20\" data-index-in-node=\"12\">habe<\/b> ein Bier <b data-path-to-node=\"20\" data-index-in-node=\"26\">getrunken<\/b>.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Speak About the Past in German (Das Perfekt) In English, you say: &#8220;I have read a book.&#8221; The words &#8220;have&#8221; and &#8220;read&#8221; stay together. In German, it is different. The two verbs separate. One verb stays in the middle, and the other verb goes to the very end of the sentence. The Magic [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-a1-grammar"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nur-deutsch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nur-deutsch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nur-deutsch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nur-deutsch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nur-deutsch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/nur-deutsch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2027,"href":"https:\/\/nur-deutsch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133\/revisions\/2027"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nur-deutsch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nur-deutsch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nur-deutsch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}