German GCSE
Past Participle
What Past Participle means in German GCSE, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Past Participle
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The form of the verb used with the auxiliary to create the perfect tense. Strong past participles usually end in -en (e.g., gesehen).
The form of the verb used in the perfect tense, often starting with 'ge-' and ending in '-t' or '-en' (e.g., gespielt, gelesen).
The form of the verb used in the perfect tense, often starting with ge- and ending in -t or -en (e.g., gemacht, gelesen).
The form of the verb used with an auxiliary to create the perfect tense (e.g., gespielt, gegessen, geschwommen).
The form of the verb used in the perfect tense, usually starting with 'ge-' (e.g., gemacht, gespielt).
The form of the verb used in the perfect tense, often starting with 'ge-' (e.g., gespielt, gemacht).
Topics that use Past Participle
- Theme 3: Current and future study and employment (AQA GCSE)
- Thematic Context: Lifestyle and wellbeing (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Thematic Context: Studying and my future (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Thematic Context: Travel and tourism (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Vocabulary: Irregular inflected verb forms (Foundation and Higher) (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Vocabulary: Verbs (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Auxiliary Verb
- Reflexive Verb
- Inversion
- Modal Verb
- Subordinate Clause
- Adjective Agreement
- Cognate
- Conjugation
Using Past Participle in the exam
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