Perfekt with sein
Talk about trips, arrivals, and movement in the past.
In Chapter 15, you learned the Perfekt with haben. This chapter teaches the other very important pattern: Perfekt with sein. You will use it for many verbs of movement, travel, arrival, departure, and change of place.
What this chapter covers
- I can recognise common Perfekt sentences that use sein.
- I can conjugate sein as the helper verb in the Perfekt.
- I can form past-tense sentences about travel and movement.
- I can distinguish common haben verbs from common sein verbs.
- I can describe a simple trip or journey in the past.
What you will practise in the app
The full chapter includes 8 interactive exercises covering these formats:
- Multiple choice questions
- Vocabulary matching
- Verb conjugation tables
- Fill-in-the-blank sentences
- Word order tasks
- Listening comprehension
- Translation practice
- Guided writing task
Vocabulary: Travel & Transport
A small sample from this chapter's vocabulary set.
This is only a small sample. The full vocabulary set — with audio, example sentences, and grammar details — is available in the free app.
Why this matters in Germany
This chapter helps you build German you can use in everyday situations in Germany — from understanding simple sentences to handling basic conversations, messages, appointments, study, work, and daily life. Practical language learned in context is easier to remember and use when it matters.
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