1. Use the imperfect tense in German when you want to say… Imperfect Tense I did something Ich machte etwas

2. … or… I have done something Ich machte etwas Imperfect Tense

3. … or… I was doing something Ich machte etwas Imperfect Tense

4. … or… I used to do something Ich machte etwas Imperfect Tense

5. Example; I played tennis. Ich spielte Tennis. Imperfect Tense

6. … or… I have played tennis. Ich spielte Tennis. Imperfect Tense

7. … or… I was playing tennis. Ich spielte Tennis. Imperfect Tense

8. … or… I used to play tennis. Ich spielte Tennis. Imperfect Tense

9. It is used mainly in writing for... Imperfect Tense NARRATIVE, REPORTS and ACCOUNTS

10. The imperfect forms of... SEIN e.g. ich war Imperfect Tense and HABEN e.g. ich hatte are however used more often than the perfect forms (ich bin gewesen and ich habe gehabt) in spoken German.

11. Which of the following would you use in writing? Ich habe Hockey gespielt. Ich spielte Hockey. Imperfect Tense

12. Bist du wahnsinnig? Imperfect Tense

13. GUT GEMACHT! Imperfect Tense

14. Which of the following would you use in writing? Ich habe darüber nachgedacht. Ich dachte darüber nach. Imperfect Tense

15. NEIN! NEIN! NEIN! NEIN! NEIN! NEIN! NEIN! NEIN! NEIN! Imperfect Tense

16. GUT GEMACHT! Imperfect Tense

17. Would both of these... Imperfect Tense 1) Ich war in der Stadt. 2) Ich bin in der Stadt gewesen. … be okay to use when speaking? YES NO

18. NEIN! NEIN! NEIN! NEIN! NEIN! NEIN! NEIN! NEIN! NEIN! Imperfect Tense

19. GUT GEMACHT! Imperfect Tense

20. Which of the following would be the written version of events? Aber ich habe Angst gehabt, habe gewartet, bis auch die Putzfrau gegangen ist, und habe mich in die Schule einschließen lassen. Aber ich hatte Angst, wartete, bis auch die Putzfrau ging, und ließ mich in die Schule einschließen. Imperfect Tense

21. Bist du wahnsinnig? Imperfect Tense

22. GUT GEMACHT! Imperfect Tense

23. There are... THREE main factors which affect verbs in the imperfect tense. Imperfect Tense

24. There are... 1) WEAK VERBS Imperfect Tense

25. 2) STRONG VERBS Imperfect Tense and...

26. 3) IRREGULAR (sometimes called ‘mixed’) VERBS Imperfect Tense

28. Imperfect Tense Now click on the link to practice the imperfect of weak verbs. WEAK VERBS

30. Strong verbs take the following set of endings on the changed stem: Imperfect Tense ich nahm (no ending) du nahm st er/sie/es nahm (no ending) wir nahm en ihr nahm t sie/Sie nahm en STRONG VERBS

31. Using your verb tables to help if you need to, practice your strong verb knowledge by clicking on the document below: BE SURE TO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START! Imperfect Tense STRONG VERBS

32. Some irregular STRONG verbs take the weak verb ending in the imperfect tense: denken - ich dach te Some irregular WEAK verbs change their vowel and sometimes consonant in the imperfect tense: bringen - er br achte Imperfect Tense IRREGULAR (or mixed) VERBS

33. Perfect Tense YOU JUST HAVE TO LEARN THEM AS YOU GO ALONG!! As this is quite confusing, there is only really one way of getting to know them properly… (sorry!) IRREGULAR (or mixed) VERBS

34. Using your verb tables to help if you need to, practice your strong verb knowledge by clicking on the document below: BE SURE TO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START! Imperfect Tense IRREGULAR (or mixed) VERBS

35. As you should now be an expert on the imperfect tense, click on the link to test yourself, this time without your verb tables! Imperfect Tense http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/dnutting/germanaustralia/e/quiz-imp.htm

36. GUT GEMACHT!!!!! END OF SHOW Imperfect Tense