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um/zu is
instead of
around to there
in order to
without
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anstatt...zu...
in state of...
instead of...
without ....
in order to
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ohne...zu...
OH NO!
without ...
instead of...
in order to
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after the zu in an infinitive phrase, I should put the...
verb in infinitive form
the predicate minus the verb
the adverbs
the subjects
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Technically the only one of these that is infinitive (has the verb in the to... format) in English is...
um/zu
ohne/zu
anstatt/zu
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to write
schreiben, schrob, geschroben
schrieben, schrob, geschroben
schreiben, schreibte, geschreibt
schreiben, schrieb, geschrieben
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The second column in our verb past tense forms is always the ...
infinitive
perfect tense
present tense
simple past tense
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To sleep
schlafen, schlief, geschlafen, schläft
schlafen, schluf, geschlafen, schloft
schliefen, schleif, schliefen, schlieft
schleefen, schlaf, geschlaften schleeft
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The difference in perfect tense between regular verbs and irregular verbs is in the
beginning (ge/er)
ending (t/en)
ending (te)
conjugation
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to understand
verstanden, verstund, verstunden, verstandet
verstehen, verstand, verstanden, versteht
unterstehen, unterstand, unterstehen, untersteht
verstahen, verstund, verstonden, verstaht
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to begin
begannen, begonn, begunnen, beginnt
beginnen, beginnte, beginnt, beginnt
beginnen, begann, gebegonnen, beginnt
beginnen, begann, begonnen, beginnt
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The major way to see that something is irregular past tense is if there are _____
no conjugations
vowel changes
sein as HV and never haben
no use of simple past
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In written past tense:
The days began well.
Die Tage begannen gut.
Der Tag beginnt gut.
Der Tag hat gut begonnen.
Die Tage haben gut begonnen.
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In perfect tense: They have written five books.
Sie hat vier Bücher geschrieben.
Sie schrieben fünf Bücher.
Sie haben fünf Bücher geschrieben.
Sie schreiben fünf Bücher.