1. The Perfect Tense using “sein” and not “haben” as an Auxiliary verb
DAS PERFEKT MIT SEIN
The Perfect Tense using “sein” and not “haben” as an Auxiliary verb

2. Verbs using “sein” in the Perfect Tense
Verbs of MOVEMENT or indicating CHANGES OF STATE use “sein” rather than “haben” as their AUXILIARY VERB in the Perfect Tense.

3. The Auxiliary Verb “sein”
ich bin
du bist
er ist
sie ist
es ist
wir sind
ihr seid
sie sind
Sie sind
I am
You (fam.,sing.) are
He is
She is
It is
We are
You (fam.pl.) are
They are
You (polite) are

4. Common Verbs of Movement taking “sein”
fahren - to travel
gehen - to go
bleiben - to stay / remain
fliegen - to fly
kommen - to come
laufen - to run
schwimmen - to swim

5. Change of state verbs with “sein”
sterben - to die
verschwinden - to disappear
werden - to become

6. Other common verbs taking “sein”
sein - to be

7. How do I know if a verb takes “sein” ?
Look up “to jump” in the Malvern Guide Dictionary.
What information is given?

8. “to jump” jump - springen* v irreg
The * means that the verb “to jump” takes sein in the Perfect Tense.
v. irreg. means that it is an Irregular or Strong Verb. To find its Past Participle you will have to look it up in the Verb Tables at the back of the Malvern Guide Dictionary.
What is its PAST PARTICIPLE?

9. PAST PARTICIPLE of ‘springen’
gesprungen * - jumped
The * indicates that the verb takes ‘sein” as an Auxiliary Verb.

10. List of the Verbs taking ‘sein”
Use the verb tables on P of Malvern Guide Dictionary.
Complete the list of all the verbs that take “sein” as an Auxiliary, by filling in the Perfect and Meaning columns.
Infinitive Perfect Meaning
bersten geborsten to burst

11. Verbs taking “sein” in the Perfect Tense
Infinitive Perfect Meaning
bersten geborsten* to burst
bleiben geblieben* to stay
fahren gefahren* to travel
fallen gefallen* to fall
fliegen geflogen* to fly
gehen gegangen* to go

12. Verbs taking “sein” in the Perfect Tense
Infinitive Perfect Meaning
gelingen gelungen to succeed
geschehen geschehen to happen
kommen gekommen to come
laufen gelaufen to run
reiten geritten to ride
schleichen geschlichen to creep

13. Verbs taking “sein” in the Perfect Tense
Infinitive Perfect Meaning
schwimmen geschwommen to swim
sein gewesen to be
sinken gesunken to sink
springen gesprungen to jump
sterben gestorben to die
steigen gestiegen to climb

14. Verbs taking “sein” in the Perfect Tense
Infinitive Perfect Meaning
stossen gestossen to bump
treten getreten to step
verschwinden verschwunden to disappear
wachsen gewachsen to grow
werden geworden to become

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