\documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article} % Packages \usepackage{fancyhdr} % For header and footer \usepackage{multicol} % Allows multicols in tables \usepackage{tabularx} % Intelligent column widths \usepackage{tabulary} % Used in header and footer \usepackage{hhline} % Border under tables \usepackage{graphicx} % For images \usepackage{xcolor} % For hex colours %\usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc} % For unicode character support \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} % Without this we get weird character replacements \usepackage{colortbl} % For coloured tables \usepackage{setspace} % For line height \usepackage{lastpage} % Needed for total page number \usepackage{seqsplit} % Splits long words. %\usepackage{opensans} % Can't make this work so far. Shame. Would be lovely. \usepackage[normalem]{ulem} % For underlining links % Most of the following are not required for the majority % of cheat sheets but are needed for some symbol support. \usepackage{amsmath} % Symbols \usepackage{MnSymbol} % Symbols \usepackage{wasysym} % Symbols %\usepackage[english,german,french,spanish,italian]{babel} % Languages % Document Info \author{Joxtel (Joxtel)} \pdfinfo{ /Title (german-tenses.pdf) /Creator (Cheatography) /Author (Joxtel (Joxtel)) /Subject (German Tenses Cheat Sheet) } % Lengths and widths \addtolength{\textwidth}{6cm} \addtolength{\textheight}{-1cm} \addtolength{\hoffset}{-3cm} \addtolength{\voffset}{-2cm} \setlength{\tabcolsep}{0.2cm} % Space between columns \setlength{\headsep}{-12pt} % Reduce space between header and content \setlength{\headheight}{85pt} % If less, LaTeX automatically increases it \renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove footer line \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove header line \renewcommand{\seqinsert}{\ifmmode\allowbreak\else\-\fi} % Hyphens in seqsplit % This two commands together give roughly % the right line height in the tables \renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.3} \onehalfspacing % Commands \newcommand{\SetRowColor}[1]{\noalign{\gdef\RowColorName{#1}}\rowcolor{\RowColorName}} % Shortcut for row colour \newcommand{\mymulticolumn}[3]{\multicolumn{#1}{>{\columncolor{\RowColorName}}#2}{#3}} % For coloured multi-cols \newcolumntype{x}[1]{>{\raggedright}p{#1}} % New column types for ragged-right paragraph columns \newcommand{\tn}{\tabularnewline} % Required as custom column type in use % Font and Colours \definecolor{HeadBackground}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{FootBackground}{HTML}{666666} \definecolor{TextColor}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{DarkBackground}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{LightBackground}{HTML}{F8F8F8} \renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault} \color{TextColor} % Header and Footer \pagestyle{fancy} \fancyhead{} % Set header to blank \fancyfoot{} % Set footer to blank \fancyhead[L]{ \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{C} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \vspace{-7pt} {\parbox{\dimexpr\textwidth-2\fboxsep\relax}{\noindent \hspace*{-6pt}\includegraphics[width=5.8cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/images/cheatography_logo.pdf}} } \end{tabulary} \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{11cm}{L} \vspace{-2pt}\large{\bf{\textcolor{DarkBackground}{\textrm{German Tenses Cheat Sheet}}}} \\ \normalsize{by \textcolor{DarkBackground}{Joxtel (Joxtel)} via \textcolor{DarkBackground}{\uline{cheatography.com/149882/cs/33052/}}} \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \fancyfoot[L]{ \footnotesize \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{LL} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheatographer}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}Joxtel (Joxtel) \\ \uline{cheatography.com/joxtel} \\ \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheat Sheet}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}Published 9th July, 2022.\\ Updated 10th July, 2022.\\ Page {\thepage} of \pageref{LastPage}. \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Sponsor}} \\ \SetRowColor{white} \vspace{-5pt} %\includegraphics[width=48px,height=48px]{dave.jpeg} Measure your website readability!\\ www.readability-score.com \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \begin{document} \raggedright \raggedcolumns % Set font size to small. Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{3} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Present tense (Pr{\"a}sens)}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{what it looks like in english}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{This tense is the only tense used for the present. The english equivalent for this:% Row Count 2 (+ 2) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.28942 cm} x{2.68758 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{example}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Ich sage & I say \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} & i am saying \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} -{}-{}- & -{}-{}- \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} ich gehe & i go \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & i am going \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} -{}-{}- & -{}-{}- \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} ich spreche & i speak \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} & i am speaking \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Regular verbs}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{regular verbs take the stem word and replace the -en/-n with a new ending depending on the pronoun used. when a verb ends in -en/-n it is in the infinitive state. \newline % Row Count 4 (+ 4) note, \newline % Row Count 5 (+ 1) - If the infinitive stem ends in –s, –{\ss}, –x, or –z, the s of the du-ending is not needed \newline % Row Count 7 (+ 2) - if the infinitive stem ends in -d or -t the endings require an "e" before they are added -st \textgreater{} -est% Row Count 10 (+ 3) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{example}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{infinitive} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{infinitive stem} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{ich} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{du} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{er, sie, es} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{wir} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{ihr} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Sie, sie} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Irregular verbs}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{These verbs do not follow the same pattern, and must be memorised% Row Count 2 (+ 2) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{example}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{infinitive} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{ich} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{du} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{er,sie,es} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{wir} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{ihr} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Sie,sie} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{stem changing verbs}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Some irregular verbs having a, au, or e in their infinitive stems. \newline % Row Count 2 (+ 2) There are four types of stem changes: a \textgreater{} {\"a}, au \textgreater{} {\"a}u, e \textgreater{} i, and e \textgreater{} ie.% Row Count 4 (+ 2) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{example}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{infinitive} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{ich} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{du} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{er,sie,es} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{wir} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{ihr} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Sie, sie} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{model verbs}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Model verbs usually replace the umleted letter when conjugated. There are 6 \newline % Row Count 2 (+ 2) Note \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 1) -sollen doesnt have a letter change but follows the same pattern% Row Count 5 (+ 2) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{example}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{infinitive} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{ich} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{du} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{er,sie,es} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{wir} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{ihr} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Sie,sie} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Past Perfect (Plusquamperfekt)}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{what and when is it used?}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{The past perfect tense describes events or situations that comes before another point in the past that has been established through the present perfect or the simple past tenses. It is used to make it clear that one event happened before another in the past. \newline % Row Count 6 (+ 6) This tense is the same as present perfect(besides when it is used), but in this tense: \newline % Row Count 8 (+ 2) Haben \textgreater{} hatte \newline % Row Count 9 (+ 1) Sein \textgreater{} war \newline % Row Count 10 (+ 1) use the same conjugations as present perfect.% Row Count 11 (+ 1) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Simple Past (Pr{\"a}teritum)}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{what and when is it used?}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Simple past is a way to talk in the past tense with as few verbs as possible. The simple past is often used in writing and isnt found commonly in everyday speech. \newline % Row Count 4 (+ 4) you might hear it in speech if: \newline % Row Count 5 (+ 1) - someone is telling you a story \newline % Row Count 6 (+ 1) - its more convient \newline % Row Count 7 (+ 1) Regular verbs follow a patten of endings. It is practically the same as the present tense ending, but simple past will have an extra e or te as shown below:% Row Count 11 (+ 4) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{example}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{infinitive} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{ich} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{du} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{er,sie,es} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{wir} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{ihr} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Sie, sie} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Irregular verbs}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Irregular verbs for simple past doesnt have much of a pattern, you have to remeber which verb is irregular(if the stem change letters when conjugated) and which word you replace them with. \newline % Row Count 4 (+ 4) there is a rough pattern of changing the stem and adding either -st, -en, -t or nothing% Row Count 6 (+ 2) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{example}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{infinitive} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{ich} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{du} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{er,sie,es} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{wir} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{ihr} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Sie,sie} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Mixed verbs}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{when a mixed verb is conjugated in the simple past, it has the endings of weak verbs and has stem changes. \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 3) there arent many and make up a lot of common words, you will remember them through repeated use.% Row Count 5 (+ 2) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{example}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{infinitive} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{ich} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{du} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{er,sie,es} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{wir} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{ihr} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Sie,sie} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Future tense (Futur 1)}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{how it works}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{When forming something that is future tense, you use the same rules as present perfect, instead of using haben or sein, you always use Werden \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 3) There are no new conjugations, use the Present tense conjugations. \newline % Row Count 5 (+ 2) this tense is used to express future intentions, although, in spoken German, it is more common to use the present tense for this.% Row Count 8 (+ 3) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Present Perfect (Perfekt)}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{what and when is it used?}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{This is also called the perfect tense. The tense is used to speak about actions completed in the recent past. \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 3) to use this tense you must use an auxiliary verb and a past participle verb \newline % Row Count 5 (+ 2) for the auxiliary verb itll be haben or sein \newline % Row Count 6 (+ 1) to turn a regular verb in a past participle verb, you must add ge- to the start, and -t to the end \newline % Row Count 8 (+ 2) (with the exeption of any regular verb that ends in -ieren)% Row Count 10 (+ 2) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{example}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{infinitive} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{ich} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{du} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{er,sie,es} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{wir} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{ihr} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Sie,sie} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Irregular verbs}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Irregular verbs follow the same pattern as regular verbs, but instead of adding -t, -en is added. The stem may also change% Row Count 3 (+ 3) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{example}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{infinitive} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{ich} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{du} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{er,sie,es} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{wir} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{ihr} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Sie, sie} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Mixed verbs}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{mixed verbs use ge- prefix and -t suffix like regular verbs, but the stem may change like irregular verbs.% Row Count 3 (+ 3) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.29487 cm} x{1.00248 cm} x{1.00248 cm} x{0.87717 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{example}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} infinitive & brennen & bringen & kennen \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} ich & gebrannt & gebracht & gekannt \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} du & gebrannt & gebracht & gekannt \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} er,sie,es & gebrannt & gebracht & gekannt \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} wir & gebrannt & gebracht & gekannt \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} ihr & gebrannt & gebracht & gekannt \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Sie,sie & gebrannt & gebracht & gekannt \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}----} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Haben or Sein?}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{As was stated before, along with a verb you must also use a auxiliary verb. In this case, haben or sein. \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 3) When to use Sein: \newline % Row Count 4 (+ 1) - The verb "sein" in perfect tense (Ich bin gewesen – I have been) \newline % Row Count 6 (+ 2) - Verbs which describe that somebody or something physically moves to another place (fahren, schwimmen, fliegen, gehen, laufen etc.) \newline % Row Count 9 (+ 3) - Verbs which describe a change of state or a verb which normally cannot be performed in "passive" (bleiben, aufwachen, sterben, warden etc.) \newline % Row Count 12 (+ 3) When to use Haben: \newline % Row Count 13 (+ 1) - The verb "haben" in perfect tense (Ich habe gehabt – I have had) \newline % Row Count 15 (+ 2) - All the verbs which do not fulfill the requirements to be used with "sein"% Row Count 17 (+ 2) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Future Perfect (Futur 2)}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{how it works}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{The future perfect is uncommon in German. To form the future perfect in German, you take the past participle of the verb being conjugated and use the correct conjugation of werden. Then use the appropriate verb(haben or sein) which is placed at then end of the sentence \newline % Row Count 6 (+ 6) The future perfect expresses the assumption that an action will have been completed by the time of speaking, or by a particular point in the future.% Row Count 9 (+ 3) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Resources}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{dictionary}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{auxiliary verb \newline % Row Count 1 (+ 1) a verb such as have, be, may, do, shall, will, can, or must \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 2) passive and active verbs \newline % Row Count 4 (+ 1) When the verb is passive, the subject undergoes the action rather than doing it \newline % Row Count 6 (+ 2) Brazil was beaten in the final. \newline % Row Count 7 (+ 1) When the verb is active, the subject of the verb is doing the action \newline % Row Count 9 (+ 2) France beats Brazil in the final.% Row Count 10 (+ 1) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{test your conjugation}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{A good website to test your conjugation skills is German.net, it has 100 plus verbs that you can quiz yourself on and memorise. Its good because you can just chip away at it over time, i found myself doing about 10 verbs a day, making my way through the list, retesting the tenses over and over. \newline % Row Count 6 (+ 6) It is possible you need to make an account, its quick, and free and you can stay logged in. \newline % Row Count 8 (+ 2) the website also have other stuff you can quiz yourself on, overall i found it very helpful, i hope you do too, reader. \newline % Row Count 11 (+ 3) \{\{link="https://german.net/verbs/conjugation/ "\}\}The Conjugation page for German.net\{\{/link\}\}% Row Count 13 (+ 2) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}