The Present Perfect Tense: German Strong 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 strong 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 strong verbs, the strong verb conjugation patterns, and then takes a closer look at one of the strong verb conjugation patterns (Pattern 1b). Finally, the video concludes with a discussion of when to use "haben" or "sein" as a helping or auxiliary verb.

The video covers:

00:10 Overview of lecture
01:04 Example of the present perfect tense in English
02:26 Forming the present perfect tense in German
04:08 Quick review of past participles of weak verbs
05:03 The past participles of strong verbs
06:26 Strong verb conjugation (Pattern 1b)
07:09 "Haben" or "sein" as an auxiliary verb