Perfekt (Present Perfect) – Telc B1

Beginner German

Created by Best · 12.04.2026 at 16:05 UTC

Perfekt is the main past tense in spoken German. It is formed with haben or sein + past participle (Partizip II).

With haben: most verbs (machen → gemacht, lesen → gelesen).
With sein: movement (gehen → gegangen) or change of state (sterben → gestorben).

Position: Ich habe gestern ein Buch gelesen. The past participle goes at the end in main clauses; in subordinate clauses both auxiliary and participle are at the end: ..., weil ich das Buch gelesen habe.

Typical in Telc B1: Short texts and letters often use Perfekt for past events.

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Tasks

Question 1

Which auxiliary do we use with "fahren" in Perfekt?

haben

sein

both are correct

Question 2

Where does the past participle usually go in a main clause?

Right after the subject

At the end of the clause

Before the auxiliary

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