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SEIN - Simple Past Tense • Imperfekt
to be |
| Similar to English “was,” the basic form of the German simple past tense is war (pron. VAHR). |
| DEUTSCH |
ENGLISH |
| SINGULAR FORMS |
| ich war |
I was |
| du warst |
you were |
er
sie war
es |
he
she was
it |
| PLURAL FORMS |
| wir waren |
we were |
| ihr wart |
you (guys) were |
| sie waren |
they were |
| Sie waren |
you were |
Examples:
Ich war nicht dort. - I wasn't there.
Der Hund war sehr alt. - The dog was very old.
Wir waren sehr müde. - We were very tired. |
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SEIN (Compound Past Tenses) Present Perfect • Perfekt
to be |
| DEUTSCH |
ENGLISH |
| SINGULAR FORMS |
| ich bin gewesen |
I was / have been |
| du bist gewesen |
you were / have been |
er
sie ist gewesen
es |
he
she was / has been
it |
| PLURAL FORMS |
| wir sind gewesen |
we were / have been |
| ihr seid gewesen |
you (guys) were / have been |
| sie sind gewesen |
they were / have been |
| Sie sind gewesen |
you were / have been |
Examples:
Ich bin arm gewesen. - I was poor.
Wir sind damals jünger gewesen. - We were younger then. |
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SEIN (Compound Past Tenses) Past Perfect • Plusquamperfekt
to be |
| DEUTSCH |
ENGLISH |
| SINGULAR FORMS |
| ich war gewesen |
I had been |
| du warst gewesen |
you had been |
er
sie war gewesen
es |
he
she had been
it |
| PLURAL FORMS |
| wir waren gewesen |
we had been |
| ihr wart gewesen |
you (guys) had been |
| sie waren gewesen |
they had been |
| Sie waren gewesen |
you had been |
Examples:
Ich war in Bonn gewesen. - I had been in Bonn.
Wir waren arm gewesen. - We had been poor. |
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