Past tense
Here are a number of useful past tenses:
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ich war
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I was
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wir waren
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we were
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Sie waren
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you were (polite)
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ich hatte
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I had
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wir hatten
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we had
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Sie hatten
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you had (polite)
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ich/er/sie/es spielte
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I/he/she/it played
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Sie/wir/sie spielten
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you/we/they played
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ich/er/sie/es half
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I/he/she/it helped
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Sie/wir/sie halfen
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you/we/they helped
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Another past form corresponds to the English have ...ed and uses
the verb haben to have:
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ich habe gespielt
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I have played
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wir haben geholfen
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we have helped
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In German the present tense is very often used where we would use
the future tense in English:
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ich schicke ein Fax
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I will send a fax
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ich schreibe einen Brief
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I will write a letter
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