German GCSE
Past Participle
What Past Participle means in German GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Reference: AQA
The form of the verb used in the perfect tense, usually starting with 'ge-' (e.g., gemacht, gespielt).
The form of the verb used with an auxiliary to create the Perfect tense (e.g., gespielt, gegangen).
Topics that use Past Participle
- Theme 3: Current and future study and employment (AQA GCSE)
- Themes (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Auxiliary Verb
- Infinitive
- Subordinating Conjunction
- Cognate
- False Friend
- Inversion
- Modal Verb
- Nominative / Accusative / Dative
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