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When do I use "sein" and when do I use "haben" in the past tense

"Sein" means literally "to be". "Haben" means "to have". When using the past tense, where there is motion you use "sein" with the appropriate pronoun and ...

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Answered by Sebastian R. German tutor
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How do I know which tense to use?

In German we have 6 tenses:1 for the present tense, 3 for the past tense and two describe something in the future. We call them Praesens, Perfekt, Praeteritum, Plusquamperfekt , Futur 1 and Futur 2. The f...

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Answered by Susan N. German tutor
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How do I say ‘I went to Switzerland’?

In German, there are lots of different ways to say ‘to’: ‘nach’, ‘zu’, ‘in’ etc. Unfortunately, you do just have to learn when to use each one by memorising the rules. Learning individual examples also he...

MC
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How should I know when to invert the verb and subject in a sentence?

The technical rule used for inversion in German is that the verb always comes in the second position (as the second word in a sentence). For example, in the sentence 'Ich sehe das Haus' (...

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Answered by Jonathan T. German tutor
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When do you use a capital letter in German?

In German, capital letters are only used for nouns and names and after full stops. You can recognize nouns by spotting articles in front of them (e.g der, die, das / ein, eine). It is important to rememb...

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Answered by Josephine M. German tutor
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