This key facts covers Key facts within The perfect tense with haben for GCSE German. Revise The perfect tense with haben in Time Markers and the Three Time Frames for GCSE German with 10 exam-style questions and 15 flashcards. This topic shows up very often in GCSE exams, so students should be able to explain it clearly, not just recognise the term. It is section 3 of 4 in this topic. Use this key facts to connect the idea to the wider topic before moving on to questions and flashcards.
📌 Key facts
- haben + past participle = perfect tense
- the participle is ALWAYS at the end (Satzklammer)
- weak: ge-…-t; strong: ge-…-en + vowel change
- inseparable prefixes (be- / ver- / er-): no ge-
- the helper haben is what's conjugated, not the participle
Practice questions for The perfect tense with haben
How do you correctly form the perfect tense of 'spielen' (to play) with 'ich'?
In a perfect-tense sentence, where does the PAST PARTICIPLE go?
Quick recall flashcards
gesehen
seen (sehen, strong). Er hat einen Film gesehen. (der Film, die Filme)
gelesen
read (lesen, strong). Ich habe ein Buch gelesen. (das Buch, die Bücher)