The Regular German Past Participle

 
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Question 1: Deducing the Regular German Past Participle - Part 1 

• Start with the infinitive of the verb, which almost always ends with -en. Take this ending off.

• You will be left with the verb stem. For example, the verb stem of "machen" is "mach".

• Add ge- before the stem and -t after it. So the past participle of "wohnen" looks like this: ge|wohn|t  --> gewohnt

• This is the basic formula: ge + verb stem + t 

NOTE: Verb stems that end in t or d require an -et to be placed on the end. The formula is amended to

ge + verb stem + et. For instance, reden (to talk) becomes geredet.

 

Can you complete the table below?

Deducing the German Past Participle

English

Infinitive

German Infinitive

German Past Participle

machen

to say

sagen

to ask, question

gefragt

to hear, listen

gehört

lachen

to talk

reden

 


 

 

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