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When and how do we use "haben" or "sein" when conjugating the past tense?
In German we have 2 "helping" verbs for conjugating the past tense. Haben is used more often for conjugating the past, it is conjugated in numerous ways depending on the personal pronoun. Haben is ...
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Does anyone actually use the formal 'Sie', and if so, when?
Although we, in English, don't really use a different form when speaking formally, Germans distinguish between the formal and the informal depending on who they are speaking to. The first basic rule of this ...
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How do you form the perfect tense?
The perfect tense is like a sandwich. The subject pronoun, then a conjugated auxiliary verb which is either haben or sein in agreement with the subject pronoun is the at the beginning of the sentence. The re...
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Georgina D.
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How to score highly in grammar when writing an essay in an exam
First and foremost, try to get a good range of grammatical techniques when writing the essay for example subordinating conjunctions or adjectival nouns. Demonstrating your knowledge of these techniques shoul...
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What is the best way to prepare for the speaking exam?
Start early and write down what you want to say. Check that it meets all the required learning outcomes and the markscheme. Next practise reading it out loud (you could read it to someone who is a native spe...
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