{"id":135,"date":"2024-01-01T14:49:41","date_gmt":"2024-01-01T14:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nur-deutsch.com\/?p=135"},"modified":"2026-06-08T08:56:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T07:56:19","slug":"das-prateritum-von-sein-und-haben","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nur-deutsch.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/01\/das-prateritum-von-sein-und-haben\/","title":{"rendered":"Das Pr\u00e4teritum von sein und haben"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h2 data-path-to-node=\"3\">Speaking About the Past: &#8220;sein&#8221; and &#8220;haben&#8221; for Beginners (A1)<\/h2>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\">When you learn German, you want to talk about your day. To say &#8220;I was&#8221; or &#8220;I had&#8221; in German, we use a past tense called <b data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"120\">Pr\u00e4teritum<\/b>.<\/p>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5\">Good news: You only need to memorize two verbs to start talking about yesterday!<\/p>\r\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"6\">1. The Verb &#8220;sein&#8221; (to be) <span class=\"math-inline\" data-math=\"\\rightarrow\" data-index-in-node=\"7\">-&gt;<\/span>\u00a0&#8220;war&#8221; (was\/were)<\/h3>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7\">Use <b data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"4\">war<\/b> when you want to say where you were, or how you felt in the past.<\/p>\r\n<table data-path-to-node=\"8\">\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>German Subject<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>Past Tense (Pr\u00e4teritum)<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>English Meaning<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">ich<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"8,1,1,0\">war<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"8,1,2,0\">I was<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">du<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"8,2,1,0\">warst<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"8,2,2,0\">you were <i data-path-to-node=\"8,2,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"9\">(informal)<\/i><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"8,3,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"8,3,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">er \/ sie \/ es<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"8,3,1,0\">war<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"8,3,2,0\">he \/ she \/ it was<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"8,4,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"8,4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">wir<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"8,4,1,0\">waren<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"8,4,2,0\">we were<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"8,5,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"8,5,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">ihr<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"8,5,1,0\">wart<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"8,5,2,0\">you all were<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"8,6,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"8,6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">sie \/ Sie<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"8,6,1,0\">waren<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"8,6,2,0\">they \/ You <i data-path-to-node=\"8,6,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"11\">(formal)<\/i> were<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Easy Examples:<\/b><\/p>\r\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"10\">\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\">Ich <b data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"4\">war<\/b> gestern m\u00fcde. <span class=\"math-inline\" data-math=\"\\rightarrow\" data-index-in-node=\"22\">-&gt;<\/span>\u00a0I <b data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"36\">was<\/b> tired yesterday.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"10,1,0\">Er <b data-path-to-node=\"10,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"3\">war<\/b> im Kino. <span class=\"math-inline\" data-math=\"\\rightarrow\" data-index-in-node=\"7\">-&gt;<\/span>\u00a0He <b data-path-to-node=\"10,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"31\">was<\/b> at the cinema.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"11\">2. The Verb &#8220;haben&#8221; (to have) <span class=\"math-inline\" data-math=\"\\rightarrow\" data-index-in-node=\"7\">-&gt;<\/span>\u00a0&#8220;hatte&#8221; (had)<\/h3>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"12\">Use <b data-path-to-node=\"12\" data-index-in-node=\"4\">hatte<\/b> when you want to say what you owned, or if you were hungry or thirsty in the past.<\/p>\r\n<table data-path-to-node=\"13\">\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>German Subject<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>Past Tense (Pr\u00e4teritum)<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>English Meaning<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"13,1,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"13,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">ich<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"13,1,1,0\">hatte<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"13,1,2,0\">I had<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"13,2,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"13,2,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">du<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"13,2,1,0\">hattest<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"13,2,2,0\">you had <i data-path-to-node=\"13,2,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"8\">(informal)<\/i><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"13,3,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"13,3,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">er \/ sie \/ es<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"13,3,1,0\">hatte<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"13,3,2,0\">he \/ she \/ it had<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"13,4,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"13,4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">wir<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"13,4,1,0\">hatten<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"13,4,2,0\">we had<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"13,5,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"13,5,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">ihr<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"13,5,1,0\">hattet<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"13,5,2,0\">you all had<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"13,6,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"13,6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">sie \/ Sie<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"13,6,1,0\">hatten<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"13,6,2,0\">they \/ You <i data-path-to-node=\"13,6,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"11\">(formal)<\/i> had<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"14\"><b data-path-to-node=\"14\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Easy Examples:<\/b><\/p>\r\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"15\">\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"15,0,0\">Ich <b data-path-to-node=\"15,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"4\">hatte<\/b> ein Buch. <span class=\"math-inline\" data-math=\"\\rightarrow\" data-index-in-node=\"7\">-&gt;<\/span>\u00a0I <b data-path-to-node=\"15,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"34\">had<\/b> a book.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"15,1,0\">Wir <b data-path-to-node=\"15,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"4\">hatten<\/b> Hunger. <span class=\"math-inline\" data-math=\"\\rightarrow\" data-index-in-node=\"7\">-&gt;<\/span>\u00a0We <b data-path-to-node=\"15,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"34\">had<\/b> hunger. <i data-path-to-node=\"15,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"46\">(We were hungry.)<\/i><\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"17\">Key Words for the Past (A1 Vocabulary)<\/h3>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"18\">To show you are talking about the past, use these helpful time words:<\/p>\r\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"19\">\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"19,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"19,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">gestern<\/b> <span class=\"math-inline\" data-math=\"\\rightarrow\" data-index-in-node=\"7\">-&gt;<\/span>\u00a0yesterday<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"19,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"19,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">letzte Woche<\/b> <span class=\"math-inline\" data-math=\"\\rightarrow\" data-index-in-node=\"7\">-&gt;<\/span>\u00a0last week<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"19,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"19,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">fr\u00fcher<\/b> <span class=\"math-inline\" data-math=\"\\rightarrow\" data-index-in-node=\"7\">-&gt;<\/span> in the past \/ earlier<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"21\">Practice Sentences: Try reading these aloud!<\/h3>\r\n<ol start=\"1\" data-path-to-node=\"22\">\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"22,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"22,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Du warst gl\u00fccklich.<\/b> (You were happy.)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"22,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"22,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Sie hatten Durst.<\/b> (They had thirst \/ They were thirsty.)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Speaking About the Past: &#8220;sein&#8221; and &#8220;haben&#8221; for Beginners (A1) When you learn German, you want to talk about your day. 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