German for Dummies by Christensen Paulina. Fox Anne. Foster Wendy

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All verbs conjugated with sein are strong verbs: Their past participles are irregular. Try to memorize the past participle whenever you pick up a new verb that’s used with sein.

Table 10-2

Verbs That Use “sein” in the Perfect Tense

Verb

Past Participle

fahren ( fahr-en) ( to drive/ride)

gefahren

fliegen ( flee-gen) ( to fly)

geflogen

gebären (gê- bê-ren) ( to give birth)

geboren

gehen ( gey-en) ( to go)

gegangen

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Verb

Past Participle

kommen ( kom-en) ( to come)

gekommen

laufen ( louf-en) ( to run)

gelaufen

sein (zayn) ( to be)

gewesen

sterben ( shtêr-ben) ( to die)

gestorben

Take a look at these examples of verbs forming the present perfect tense with the present tense of sein and the past participle:

Ich bin ins Theater gegangen. (iH bin ins tey- ah-ter ge- gâng-en.) ( I went to the theater. )

Bist du mit dem Auto gekommen? (bist dooh mit deym ou-to ge- kom-

en?) ( Did you come by car? )

Sie ist mit dem Zug gefahren. (zee ist mit deym tsoohk ge- fahr-en.) ( She went by train. )

Wir sind letzte Woche ins Kino gegangen. (veer zint lêts-te woH-e ins kee-noh ge- gâng-en.) ( We went to the movies last week. ) Going Out for Entertainment

Wherever you may be staying in Europe, you’re probably just a short trip away from cultural centers presenting Oper ( oh-per) ( opera), Konzert (kontsêrt) ( concert), Sinfonie (sin-foh- nee) ( symphony), and Theater (tey- ah-ter) ( theater). Performing arts centers abound in Europe.

If you’re up for going out on the town, say

Ich möchte heute Abend ausgehen. (iH merH-te hoy-te ah-bênt ous- gey-

en.) ( I would like to go out this evening. )

Worried about the dress code? It’s relatively liberal, although Europeans do enjoy getting decked out for opera and symphony performances, especially for Premiere (prêm- yee-re) ( opening night) or a Galavorstellung ( gâ-lâ-fohr-shtêl-oong) ( gala performance). Other than that, as long as you stay away from the T-shirt, jeans, and sneakers look, you won’t stick out like a sore thumb.

The following words and phrases may be helpful during a night out:

Ich möchte ins Theater/Konzert gehen. (iH merH-te ins tey- ah-ter/

kon- tsert gey-en.) ( I would like to go to the theater/a concert. ) Ich möchte in die Oper gehen. (iH merH-te in dee oh-per gey-en.) ( I would like to go to the opera. )

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Gehen wir ins Theater/Konzert. ( gey-en veer ins tey- ah-ter/kon- tsert. ) ( Let’s go to the theater/a concert. )

Gehen wir ins Ballet. ( gey-en veer ins bâ- lêt.) ( Let’s go to the ballet. ) Wann ist die Premiere von. . . ? (vân ist dee prêm- yee-re fon. . . ?) ( When is the opening night of. . . ? )

In welchem Theater spielt. . . ? (in vêlH-em tey- ah-ter shpeelt. . . ?) ( In which theater is . . . showing? )

Words to Know

das Theater

dâs tey-ah-ter

theater

die Oper

dee oh-per

opera/opera house

die Sinfonie

dee sin-foh-nee

symphony

das Ballett

dâs bâ-lêt

ballet

die Pause

dee pou-ze

intermission

der Sänger/die

dêr zên-ger/

singer

Sängerin

dee zên-ge-rin

der Schauspieler/

dêr shou-shpee-ler/

actor/

die Schauspielerin dee shou-spee-le-rin

actress

der Tänzer/die

dêr tên-tser/

Tänzerin dee

tên-tse-rin

dancer

singen

zing-en

to sing

tanzen tân-tsen

to

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