The differences between the German perfect and imperfect tense

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The differences between the German perfect & imperfect tense

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Both talk about the past

German perfect tense:

Ich habe gegessen.

I have eaten.

German imperfect tense:

Ich aß.

I ate.

BUT

German perfect tense

Used in spoken German

German imperfect tense

Used in written German

German perfect tense

Used in spoken German

Exceptions!

Sometimes the imperfect tense is used in spoken German.

German imperfect tense

Used in written German

This is a sample lesson (minus the voice over ☺) of my Udemy course:

“German grammar – the past tenses”.

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