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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?
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Deducing the German Past Participle
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English
Infinitive
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German Infinitive
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German Past Participle
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machen
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to say
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sagen
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to ask, question
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gefragt
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to hear, listen
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gehört
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lachen
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to talk
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reden
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