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The differences between the German perfect & imperfect tense
A QUICK AND BASIC EXPLANATION
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”.
For more information and special offers see http://angelikasgerman.co.uk/online-german-tuition/
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