The Present Perfect Tense: German Irregular Verbs
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High definition video of class lecture slides introducing the present perfect tense using German irregular or mixed verbs. The video begins first with an example of the present perfect tense in English before moving to an examination of a similar sentence in German. The video then examines how the part participle is formed using regular and strong verbs, and then takes a closer look at how the past participle of irregular verbs manifests characteristics of both regular and strong verbs. Finally, the video concludes with a discussion of when to use "haben" or "sein" as a helping or auxiliary verb.
The video covers:
00:07 Overview of lecture
01:02 Example of the present perfect tense in English
02:28 Forming the present perfect tense in German
04:18 The past participle of weak verbs
05:06 The past participle of strong verbs
05:59 The past participle of irregular or mixed verbs
07:29 "Haben" or "sein" as an auxiliary verb