The Present Perfect Tense: German Weak Verbs
Channel: The German Professor
Date: 2015-04-03

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High definition video of class lecture slides introducing the present perfect tense using German weak verbs. The video begins first with an example of the present perfect tense in English before moving to an examination of a similar sentence in German. The video then examines how the part participle is formed using weak verbs, and then takes a closer look at weak verbs with a root ending in -d, -t, or a consonant cluster. We will also take a look at verbs with an infinitive ending in -ieren. Finally, the video concludes with a discussion of when to use "haben" or "sein" as a helping or auxiliary verb.

The video covers:

00:18 Overview of lecture
01:23 Example of the present perfect tense in English
03:15 Forming the present perfect tense in German
05:13 The past participle of weak verbs
06:25 Weak verbs with a root ending in -d, -t, or a consonant cluster.
07:42 Verbs with an infinitive ending in -ieren
08:18 "Haben" or "sein" as an auxiliary verb