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Separable and inseparable prefix verbs ( Präteritum)

Separable and inseparable prefix verbs ( Präteritum). Startblock Both separable and inseparable prefix verbs can be used in the Präteritum to describe past events. Separable and inseparable prefix verbs ( Präteritum).

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Separable and inseparable prefix verbs ( Präteritum)

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  1. Separable and inseparableprefix verbs (Präteritum) StartblockBoth separable and inseparable prefix verbs can be used in the Präteritumto describe past events.

  2. Separable and inseparableprefix verbs (Präteritum) • In the Präteritum, just like the Präsens, some prefixes are always attached to the verb, and others can be separated from it. When using a separable prefix verb in the Präteritum, move the prefix to the end of the sentence or clause.

  3. Separable and inseparableprefix verbs (Präteritum) • You learned in 2B.2 that verbs with prefixes can be either strong, weak, or mixed. The Präteritumof a verb with a prefix is the same as the Präteritum of its base verb, but with the prefix added to the front of the conjugated verb, if it is inseparable, or to the end of the clause, if it is separable.

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  6. Separable and inseparableprefix verbs (Präteritum) • Remember that the prefix of a separable prefix verb is always stressed, while the prefix of an inseparable prefix verb is never stressed.

  7. Separable and inseparableprefix verbs (Präteritum) • In a negative sentence, put nichtbefore the separable prefix.

  8. Separable and inseparableprefix verbs (Präteritum) • When you talk about past events using a modal and a verb with a prefix, put the modal verb in the Präteritum. The prefixed verb goes at the end of the sentence in the infinitive form.

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