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Describe Simple Past Situations with 'war' and 'hatte' in German
Learn the simple past tense of the German verbs 'sein' (to be) and 'haben' (to have). This deck covers the forms 'war' (was/were) and 'hatte' (had) for describing past situations.
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Describe Simple Past Situations with 'war' and 'hatte' in German
Learn the simple past tense of the German verbs 'sein' (to be) and 'haben' (to have). This deck covers the forms 'war' (was/were) and 'hatte' (had) for describing past situations.
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37 CardsLesson#1
To talk about the past in German, you often use the simple past tense, especially for the verbs 'sein', to be, and 'haben', to have. This is similar to using 'was', 'were', and 'had' in English. Let's start with the forms for 'sein'.
Lesson#2
To say 'I was' in German, you use 'ich war'. For example, 'Ich war müde' means 'I was tired'.
Quiz#3
Translate into German: 'I was tired.'
Ich war müde.
Lesson#4
To say 'you were' to a friend, you use 'du warst'. For instance, 'Du warst hier' means 'You were here'.
Quiz#5
How do you say 'You were here' in German, when speaking to a friend?
Du warst hier.
Lesson#6
For 'he was', 'she was', or 'it was', the form is 'war', the same as for 'ich'. For example, 'Er war schnell' means 'He was fast', and 'Sie war krank' means 'She was ill'.
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