Unit 54 Guidebook: form the past tense


KEY PHRASES

Form the past tense

Das Wetter war ziemlich gut am Samstag.
The weather was fairly good on Saturday.

Ich habe am Freitag Videospiele gespielt.
I played video games on Friday.

Am Samstagabend hat mein Vater gegrillt.
On Saturday evening, my father grilled.

Wir haben den ganzen Tag getanzt.
We danced the whole day.

Am Sonntagabend waren Oma und Opa bei mir.
On Sunday evening, Grandma and Grandpa were at my place.
TIP

What have you done?!

To talk about the past, you'll need a form of haben first. Then, the main verb changes a bit and goes to the end!

Ich habe das von dir gelernt.
I learned that from you.

Sie hat jedes Buch in der Bibliothek gelesen.
She read every book in the library.​