Perfect tense (Perfekt)

How to talk about the past in conversation

German grammar: Perfect tense (Perfekt). A clear explanation with examples in the Deutsch Lernen app.

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Grammar topics

• Articles der / die / das
• Pronunciation basics
• The verbs sein and haben
• Word order in a sentence
• Plural
• Numbers and time
• Accusative case (Akkusativ)
• Dative case (Dativ)
• Modal verbs
• Adjective declension
• Comparison of adjectives

Guides

• The German Perfekt: how to talk about the past
• Präteritum: the German simple past for writing