Present Perfect Tense
Vergangenheit

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Person + have / has (not) + 3. Form des Verbs (Past Participle)

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I / You / We / They have never tried sushi before. 🍣 🍱 🥢

He / She / It  has never tried sushi before. 🍣 🍱 🥢

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I have fallen off the chair. 🪑 😲

She has fallen off the chair. 🪑 😲

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They have just completed the renovation of their house. 🏠 🛠️
She has just completed the renovation of her house. 🏠 🛠️

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I have broken my leg. I can't play basketball with you. 🦴 🏀

John has broken his leg. He can't play basketball with you. 🦴 🏀

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3. Form des Verbs (Past Participle)

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Bei regelmäßigen Verben (regular verbs):

hat die 3. Form des Verbs, die gleiche Form wie die 2. Form.

(-ed oder -d anhängen)

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play     played     played 🕹️

love     loved     loved 💖

talk     talked     talked 💬

walk     walked     walked 🚶‍♂️

dance     danced     danced 💃

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Bei unregelmäßigen Verben (irregular verbs)

musst du die geänderte Verbform auswendig lernen.

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break    broke     broken 💔

fall     fell     fallen 🍂

eat     ate     eaten 🍕

buy     bought     bought 🛒

drive     drove     driven 🚗

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Signal words: 

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​never (niemals):

She has never traveled abroad. 🌍 ✈️
 

ever (jemals):

Have you ever tried sushi? 🍣 ❓
 

already (bereits):

They have already finished their homework. 📚 ✅
 

since / for (seit):

He has lived in this city since 2010. 🏙️ 🕰️

He has lived in this city for 10 years. 🏙️ 🕰️
 

yet (noch):

Have you finished your homework yet? 📝 ❓
 

not yet (noch nicht):

I have not yet had breakfast. 🥞 🚫
 

so far (Bisher):

The project has been successful so far. 📊 👍
 

up until now (bis jetzt):

Up until now, I have never seen such a beautiful sunset. 🌅 😍
 

recently / lately (kürzlich):

She has recently started a new job. 💼 🔄

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